Andrew 🌻 Brandt 🐇<p>Hi folks. I wanted to share a bit of news about something outside of the world of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> that I'm getting involved in: I'm officially a candidate running for school board in the town where I live, Boulder, Colorado. The election is this November!</p><p>I won't be posting about education policy topics on this account; I've set up a separate Mastodon account on the server used by many locals in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Boulder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boulder</span></a>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.bldrweb.org/@andrewbrandt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>andrewbrandt</span></a></span> and using that account as the main one for my campaign. I hope you will follow me there if you care about compassionate, supportive schools that are not hostile to the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> community.</p><p>I've also set up a campaign website where I'll be trying to reach <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Boulder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boulder</span></a> county voters at <a href="https://brandtforbvsd.co/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">brandtforbvsd.co/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This is a bit of a reach for me. I haven't ever run for...well, anything, before. I am looking for people who can help me run my campaign, including folks who might know a thing or two about the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAN</span></a> system for reaching registered voters. I'd also welcome references to people who can help me craft visuals for the website and for things like campaign yard signs.</p><p>I've been extremely humbled by the support I've already received from many current and former <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BVSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BVSD</span></a> board members, and hope to continue the challenging (and unpaid) work of helping to manage a wonderful and well run school district with a nationally-renowned superintendent.</p><p>Most importantly, I believe that, as a hacker, I have a unique opportunity to help guide the local public school system as it faces unprecedented challenges in the form of emerging technologies like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> and other large language models and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> platforms, as well as trying to navigate the tricky waters of internet safety and data privacy for school-age kids.</p><p>If you believe, as I do, that we need to do a better job as a society at helping the next generation deal with these thorny issues, I hope you'll support my campaign and follow me on this journey. Thanks for reading! Please boost for reach.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/schoolboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schoolboard</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Boulder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boulder</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LouisvilleCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LouisvilleCO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LafayetteCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LafayetteCO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SuperiorCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperiorCO</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a></p>