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<p>The Open Technology Fund (OTF) is one of the most influential and celebrated organizations in the hacking and internet freedom communities. Well over <a href="https://www.usagm.gov/networks/otf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">two billion</a> people globally use OTF-produced software, including communications app Signal and web browser Tor, services that are specifically marketed to privacy-conscious consumers looking to circumvent government censorship and surveillance. Yet its close links to the U.S. national security state raise many worrying questions about whether the world is making a mistake by trusting the organization and its products.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-open-technology-fund-makes-privacy-apps-staffed-spies/279147/">https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-open-technology-fund-makes-privacy-apps-staffed-spies/279147/</a></p>

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