> President Barack Obama called [protected-messaging apps] “a problem.”
but
> Encrypted messaging was viewed [by the U.S. State Department] as a way for dissidents to get around repressive regimes. With help from Mr. Schuler, Radio Free Asia’s Open Technology Fund, which is funded by the government and has a relationship with the State Department, granted Mr. Marlinspike more than $1.3 million between 2013 and 2014, according to the fund’s website.
> President Barack Obama called [protected-messaging apps] “a problem.”
but
> Encrypted messaging was viewed [by the U.S. State Department] as a way for dissidents to get around repressive regimes. With help from Mr. Schuler, Radio Free Asia’s Open Technology Fund, which is funded by the government and has a relationship with the State Department, granted Mr. Marlinspike more than $1.3 million between 2013 and 2014, according to the fund’s website.