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Clarification of Tor's Involvement with DARPA's Memex
- nosnoopcharter 11y agoThere are instances where government funding for a technical project is suspicious, like NSA paying RSA to set a weird default PRNG. This isn't one of them. DARPA funding for independent businesses and research groups is very hands-off. That's the whole point. I can't think of a single recent case where a DARPA grantee even complained about improper pressure.
- uncoder0 11y agoBeen contracting with DARPA for nearly 9 years. 4 at another company and 5 at my company. Never had any issues with improper pressure. DARPA PM's are always a joy to work with and very focused on how the projects they fund will transition successfully into the commercial sector.
- dsp1234 11y agoThis specific posting was mentioned in a couple of comments on a story about memex that was here a few months back. Which may help to provide a little more context. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9403852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9403852
- secfirstmd 11y agoAnyone who knows the awesome people at the Tor Project know that there is not a chance they would let any government money create undue influence.