**David Ruiz** is a senior online privacy writer for Malwarebytes, reporting on online privacy, cybersecurity, and the laws and proposed legislation that regulate how data is stored, shared and accessed. He also helps steer Malwarebytes’ advocacy against stalkerware-type applications and the company’s actions as a founding partner of the Coalition Against Stalkerware. Together with a small, committed team, David has performed online privacy and cybersecurity trainings for domestic abuse advocates and survivors, and he regularly reports on the threats posed by stalkerware. He previously worked for Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he wrote and analyzed policy about NSA surveillance, encryption, and cross-border data transfer. He is not, and never will be, a lawyer.