&gt; Frederic Jacobs, an independent security researcher who has worked as a developer for the encryption messaging app Signal<p>I thought he worked for Apple now? [0]<p>EDIT: nevermind, I stand corrected... To make this comment non-useless, let me add to the discussion by saying that the linked DoD website is very cool. Has anyone here applied for a grant via this website (or the underlying DoD protocols)? It seems very foreign and convoluted to me, I&#x27;m wondering what the application process is like.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;25&#x2F;apple-hires-developer-behind-signal-edward-snowdens-favorite-secure-chat-app&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;25&#x2F;apple-hires-developer-behin...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sbir.defensebusiness.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sbir.defensebusiness.org</a>