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refalo@programming.dev to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

F-Droid has received funds from US Congress (via OTF), just like Signal

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F-Droid has received funds from US Congress (via OTF), just like Signal

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refalo@programming.dev to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago
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F-Droid Awarded Open Technology Fund’s FOSS Sustainability Grant | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded $396,044 from theOpen Technology Fund’s FOSS SustainabilityFund.This grant is specifically designed ...
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    I mean, Fdroid has problems but funding from government is the absolute least of them.

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      Depends what the funding is for. If it’s payment for compliance with CALEA (which has become a major revenue stream for big tech), then it’s compensation for building backdoors.

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