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126 is a Free Software activist and programmer. He studied 127computer science as well as philosophy and is interested in various 128topics of technology-enabled social and political change. As a member of 129the Free Software Foundation Europe, he ran their Free Your Android 130campaign to show people how they can use their mobile device securely 131and in freedom.</p> 132<p><strong>Julian Dehm</strong> is an advocate of freedom of speech and movement. He 133studies computer science at Freie Universität Berlin with a focus on 134security and privacy. He’s contributing to Briar in his spare time.</p> 135<p><strong>Sebastian</strong> is a free software and open data/knowledge enthusiast. He’s always working on some open source projects either professionally or in his spare time. He’s fascinated by technology that helps people thrive while avoiding vendor lock-in and fostering self-determination and privacy.</p> 136<p><strong>Mikolai Gütschow</strong> contributes to multiple Free Software projects in his spare time. He is studying Embedded Systems and is interested in free hardware applications as well. He is part of the team that started the development of Briar Desktop, trying to bring Briar to a wider range of devices.</p> 137<p><strong>Nico Alt</strong> started the development of Briar Desktop to bring Briar to non-Android platforms. Having been an F-Droid developer for a long time, he sincerely wishes free alternatives to Android to succeed and is mainly interested in free software to empower people.</p> 138<p><strong>Paul</strong> is an independent researcher working on resilient mobile networking systems, contributing to Briar Desktop in his free time. He is passionate about free software, personal computing, and local-first data synchronization.</p> 139<h2 id="past-contributors">Past Contributors</h2> 140<p><strong>Benedikt Wieder</strong> has contributed to a variety of open source projects 141ranging from artistic tools to security applications. During his 142bachelor studies in Computer Science he researched and worked with 143variations of the Kademlia distributed hash table (DHT) and the Session 144Initiation Protocol (SIP) for use in secure communication.</p> 145<p><strong>Ernir Erlingsson</strong> has been building mobile applications on multiple 146platforms for over a decade. He is a full stack developer, and an avid 147supporter of open-source software, with a keen interest in theoretical 148computer science and algorithms.</p> 149<p><strong>Jack Grigg</strong> is a core developer of the I2P anonymity network and lead 150developer of I2P Android. He has a keen interest in privacy and 151anonymity research, and enjoys helping other developers create 152privacy-respecting software. He is also a budding UX enthusiast and 153holds a PhD in Applied Physics from Lincoln University, New Zealand.</p> 154<p><strong>Bernard Tyers</strong> is an independent interaction designer and user 155researcher. He is interested in privacy and applying user-centred design 156to usable security. He is a long-time supporter of the Open Rights 157Group, Tor and free software projects.</p> 158<h2 id="governance">Governance</h2> 159<p>The project is governed by a voluntary <a href="/governance">board</a>. All contributors must adhere to the <a href="/code-of-conduct">code of conduct</a>.</p> 160<h2 id="funding">Funding</h2> 161<p>Briar has received funding from 162the <a href="https://smallmedia.org.uk/">Small Media Foundation</a>, 163the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160413063937/https://www.openitp.org/">Open Internet Tools Project</a>, 164<a href="https://accessnow.org/">Access Now</a>, 165the <a href="https://www.opentech.fund/">Open Technology Fund</a>, 166the <a href="https://prototypefund.de/">Prototype Fund</a>, 167<a href="https://www.internews.org/">Internews</a>, 168the <a href="https://nlnet.nl/">NLnet Foundation</a>, 169the <a href="https://ngi.eu">Next Generation Internet</a> programme, 170the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230705021842/https://www.counterpart.org/our-work/the-isc-project/">ISC Project</a> 171and <a href="https://equalit.ie/">eQualit.ie</a>.</p> 172<h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> 173<p>To contact the team, please email 174<a href="mailto:contact@briarproject.org" 175>contact@briarproject.org</a> 176[<a href="/keys/contact.asc">PGP key</a>] 177.</p> 178 179</div> 180</div> 181 </div> 182 </div> 183 <div id="footer_container"> 184 <div id="footer"> 185 <img src="/img/briar-gray.svg" alt="Briar Logo Gray"> 186 <div class="newsletter"> 187 <a id="newsletter" href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/briar/lists/briar-announce">Subscribe to updates â</a> 188 </div> 189 <ul> 190 <li><a href="/copyright">Copyright</a></li> 191 <li><a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy</a></li> 192 <li><a href="/governance">Governance</a></li> 193 <li><a href="/code-of-conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> 194 <li><a href="/press">Press</a></li> 195 <li><a href="/hiring">Jobs</a></li> 196 </ul> 197 <div id="socials"> 198 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@briar" rel="me"> 199 <svg viewBox="0 0 448 512" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 200 <path d="M433 179.11C433 81.91 369.29 53.41 369.29 53.41C306.77 24.71 140.73 25.01 78.8099 53.41C78.8099 53.41 15.0899 81.91 15.0899 179.11C15.0899 294.81 8.48994 438.51 120.72 468.21C161.23 478.91 196.04 481.21 224.05 479.61C274.86 476.81 303.37 461.51 303.37 461.51L301.67 424.61C301.67 424.61 265.36 436.01 224.55 434.71C184.14 433.31 141.55 430.31 134.92 380.71C134.305 376.102 134.005 371.458 134.02 366.81C219.65 387.71 292.67 375.91 3
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