Bio
Steve Trush is a mental health clinician and technologist who looks at the intersection of technological innovation and community wellness through a social justice lens. He has been involved in securing people and technology for the last two decades in government, academia, and the non-profit world. As a veteran of the United States’ military and federal agencies supporting international security initiatives, he learned how mass surveillance systems are abused and how beneficial digital innovation can also be exploited at the expense of our well-being. Steve has a wide range of experiences from studying the risks of data collection networks in rural areas of India and Myanmar to performing technical evaluations of the City of Oakland’s information systems for potential violations of Sanctuary City policies. He has taught activists, journalists, and public defenders about holistic safety from cyber attacks, online harassment, doxxing, and disinformation and has spoken at various conferences including RightsCon, NICE, and IFF.