Werner Kock: The Man Behind GPG
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This article is awesome. It started off as a plea for financial support for the man behind the security that protects the world's email, GPG. But the story turned into a positive one almost immediately and Werner Kock is now funded to keep working on GPG indefinitely and protecting things like journalists around the world.
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Good on him. Difficult work as it is without adding financial pressures to the mix
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That was a really well written article. I wasn't aware of the trade export on encryption technology. That just seems really odd to me.
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@coliver said:
That was a really well written article. I wasn't aware of the trade export on encryption technology. That just seems really odd to me.
That's why Spiceworks has to block downloads going to Cuba.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
That was a really well written article. I wasn't aware of the trade export on encryption technology. That just seems really odd to me.
That's why Spiceworks has to block downloads going to Cuba.
Hmmm, that is just so strange. Odd in a world where the majority of countries can proxy into the US and download whatever tech is restricted. It seems like the laws don't actually understand the technology.
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It's that politicians don't realize when they look like fools.
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That is really nice that so many companies stepped in so quickly to remedy the situation. Kudos to them.
