Werner Koch, the inventor of the free email encryption tool called Gnu Privacy Guard, has raised money to keep his project alive. The tool, which is used by journalists ad the
whistleblowers including Edward Snowden, received the funding after running a story about his need in Pro Publica. The Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative
donated $60,000.Werner's website donation page has generated $137,000 and Facebook and the online payment processor Stripe each pledged to
donate $50,000 a year to the effort.
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