Table of Contents
2025
Cine e corpul nostru? (Scena9) - an essay, in Romanian, about Citizen Sleeper and Slay the Princess, two video games that explore the subject of body disphoria and dissociation.
USA vs China în AI-ul generativ (in the Misreport newsletter) - a section, in Romanian, discussing the impact of DeepSeek and the various ways in which it is portrayed.
Unlearning Quantification: The Cruel Optimism of AI in Education - essay on the precarization and deprofessionalization of labour, through the technology that we call generative AI.
Tech Solidarity (session at Privacy Camp 2025) - a manifesto containing four different ways to re-engage techies in digital rights advocacy and build solidarity. Collaboration between khaleesi (Chaos Computer Club), natacha (petites singularités) and Alex (Asociația pentru Tehnologie și Internet).
2024
Co-fondatorul unei aplicații de mesagerie instantă a fost reținut în Franța, fapt ce readus în atenția lumii discuțiile despre moderarea de conținut și libertatea de exprimare. (in the Misreport newsletter) - a section, in Romanian, about Pavel Durov's arrest and narratives about Telegram.
#ChatControl, Going Dark și drepturile fundamentale ale omului (in the Misreport newsletter) - a section, in Romanian, about the proposed #ChatControl regulation and the Going Dark High-Level Working Group.
Pegasus (in the Misreport newsletter) - a section, in Romanian, about the Pegasus spyware.
"Măsuri de siguranță și securitate cibernetică" ("Digital safety and security measures") - a chapter that I authored, within the excellent Romanian guide for science journalism edited and coordinated by Andrada Fiscutean and Cristina Radu.
Ghid aplicat de securitate digitală pentru orice organizație nonprofit - a succinct security guide, composed of TODO lists that NGOs can follow for improving their security hygiene. This project was a collaboration with TechSoup Romania.
Alex: “My approach to technology is informed by political struggles” - profile piece by the Security Lab at Amnesty Tech (part of Amnesty International), in the context of the Digital Forensics Fellowship.
Conturi sparte: ce să faci când ești hacked - recording of an online training, part of TechSoup Romania's "Activatorul de securitate digitală pentru ONG-uri" event. (Romanian audio only)
Parolele din online: cum le gestionăm și cum ne asigurăm că sunt suficient de puternice - recording of an online training, part of TechSoup Romania's "Activatorul de securitate digitală pentru ONG-uri" event. (Romanian audio only)
Puterea algoritmilor. Algoritmii puterii (Scena9) - co-written with Bogdan Lungu. An article, in Romanian, about the ethics of recommender systems.
2023
Websites You Can't Access and How to Find Them - Bellingcat podcast about Internet censorship in the European Union within the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and how to monitor censored websites using the OONI project.
2019
Women in tech, from innovative to minority - interview with Sabina-Alexandra Ștefănescu. Project Comma. (Romanian audio with English subtitles)
Forbes 30 Under 30 - profile, Sabina-Alexandra Ștefănescu. (Romanian audio only)
WiFi, a cautionary tale. Leakage, pwnage and just plain silliness - recording of a talk, part of Ladies in CyberSecurity, a DefCamp event.