Casey Ford, PhD
Communications Lead
Casey is the Head of Communications, lead writer, and editorial reviewer at Nym. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and researches the intersection of decentralized technologies and social life.
Convenience vs. caution: How AI at work is colliding with privacy fears
AI tools at work: Rapid adoption in the United States & Britain with unclear consequences
The best dApps for privacy, messaging, DeFi, and censorship resistance in 2025
Private-by-design DApps for messaging, DeFi, and storage — tested in global crises
Why did we inherit a surveilled internet?
The beginnings of the Internet, the Cold War, and its military-commercial roots
What is WeChat? Why the “Super App” is the super surveillance of your data
How WeChat works, and how it’s tracking as much as it can about you
What Is a DEX (decentralized exchange)?
How to use a DEX: The beginner’s guide to private crypto trading
What Is WhatsApp & how secure is it?
Nym breaks down WhatsApp’s privacy features and insufficiencies
How safe is Telegram in 2025? What you should know, and how to protect yourself
Why the popular messaging app is a big fail for your privacy
What is I2P and how safe is it for private browsing?
The difference between I2P and Tor explained