[Cryptography] The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who is Going Broke

[Arnold Reinhold]

ProPublica is running a story about Werner Koch, author and maintainer of GPG, who is "is running out of money and patience with being underfunded.” He received money from the German government in the past to do a Windows port, but lately has relied on various ad hoc fund raising efforts that have only raised about $21,000, not enough to support his wife and 8-year old daughter. Props to Julia Angwin for a well-written piece.

We are really skating on thin ice. 

Arnold Reinhold