Jared Weisinger is a SOC Analyst, technologist, and civil rights activist with a deep passion for technology, software development, robotics, and the human mind. With a background in computer science and Google certifications in IT Support and Automation, Jared is a skilled programmer and systems thinker who values integrity, justice, and resilience above all.
His journey began early—starting on a computer at just 5 years old playing Disney’s Mickey Mouse games. By around age 7, he and a friend were editing maps and creating mods for Wolfenstein 3D. Soon after, they discovered Red Alert 2 on PlayStation, secretly playing it in an older brother’s room before Daniel got it on PC in 2000. The expansion pack released in 2001, around the time Daniel’s curiosity about mind control led him online to discover CIA/NSA documents and the NSA catalog of spy gear. Fascinated, he began studying circuits and electronics to build his own surveillance equipment.
In October 2001, he successfully installed Windows XP Home and quickly upgraded to XP Pro. By 7th grade, he had cracked Game Maker Studio with a disassembler and developed his own game, *Super Mario: Trixter’s Revenge*. Around that time, he launched DraikDesignz—a website offering custom graphics for Neopets guilds—while learning the game’s internal stock market system. Though he never got to apply that knowledge in the real world, these formative experiences ignited a lifelong passion for technology and independent learning.
He officially entered the workforce at 15 with a job in IT and later outpaced a funded startup by building their promised product entirely on his own while still in high school. A former Top 50 U.S. World of Warcraft player, Jared thrives in high-pressure environments and applies the same intensity and focus to his work today.
Jared's passion was sparked a lifelong awareness of abuses of power against innocent people. Jared is an outspoken advocate for digital freedom, privacy, open-source software, LGBTQ+ fairness, anti-censorship, and criminal justice reform. (See the My Causes tab for more.) His Christian faith grounds his activism and aligns with the meaning of his name—a protector, a servant of justice.
While he's often misunderstood as a "hacker" due to his tech skills and ideological alignment with Anonymous, Jared clarifies: "I'm not a hacker. I dabbled as a child, but I left that behind when I got my first IT job. Now, I use my skills for good." Another common misconception is that he supports Black Lives Matter—but he does not align with BLM or White Supremacy, rejecting both extremes in favor of neutrality and true justice. He says, "I have had friends from both sides, friends that have swapped sides, and people that have been murdered by the other side. I am not a part of any side, I am a part of justice."
Jared believes the most urgent issue today is the erosion of privacy in the age of big data and mass surveillance. He fights for a world where technology serves people—not controls them—and where truth, transparency, and personal freedom are protected.
Electronic Frontier Foundation - Defending civil liberties in the digital world, including privacy, free speech, and innovation.
American Center for Law and Justice - Protecting constitutional freedoms and defending religious liberty across the globe.
Thorn - Protecting children from sexual abuse by providing state of the art tools to identify and report abuse, ultimately preventing the spread and saving lives.
Gays Against Groomers - An LGBTQIA+ organization that opposes the sterilization and mutilation of minors, propagandizing youth with LGBTQ+ media, query theory & gender ideology in the classroom, and drag & pride events with children.