A month ago I did a thought experiment about Let's Encrypt (npub19zc…jfcm):
https://mastodon.social/@BjornW/114064065891034415
Now I read this by Aral Balkan (npub1p09…m5vl):
https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/114224434946164202
Apparently Let's Encrypt is/was at risk of losing a substantial amount of funding from opentech.fund (OTF). Other projects like Tor are/were also hit by these policy changes from the Trump administration. BUT, OTF fought back and seems to be OK:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/otf_tor_lets_encrypt_funding_lawsuit/
For now. Interesting times.
#OpenSource LetsEncrypt #Tech #Open #USpol #TechPolicy
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2025-03-27 21:14:22 UTC
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