Francisco is a Qubes systems engineer for Freedom of the Press Foundation, working on the SecureDrop team. In his previous role as a software engineer, he worked on the Dangerzone project. His teenage years were highly influenced by the Snowden revelations, which sparked his interest in privacy, digital security, and journalism. Ever since, he's been active in the digital rights community. He has a master’s in computer science and is a longtime Qubes OS user, having worked in the Qubes OS team under the Internews BASICS project just before joining FPF.
SecureDrop serves as a tips entry point for news organizations, often with a small set of journalists reviewing incoming submissions and distributing them to the rest of the newsroom. The next-generation SecureDrop Workstation supports conveniently exporting submissions to encrypted USB drives and USB-connected printers.But getting printing to work can …