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.
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
What is Signal? A beginner’s guide to secure messaging
Nym explains what makes messaging apps private, and where you’re vulnerable
Web3 for beginners: How the decentralized Internet works
Understand the basics of Web3 and get step-by-step tips for using it with your privacy in mind
What is IPsec? A privacy protocol for securing Internet traffic
A beginner-friendly guide to IPsec, what it does, and how to use it for secure connections
What is open source software? A guide to transparent, secure technology
Learn what open source means, how it works, and why it is so important for your privacy