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Moxie Marlinspike

American computer security expert · United States · On the map · Founders · Born c. 1980

Moxie Marlinspike is an American entrepreneur, cryptographer, and computer security researcher. Marlinspike is the creator of Signal, co-founder of the Signal Technology Foundation, and served as the first CEO of Signal Messenger LLC.

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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship

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He is also a co-author of the Signal Protocol encryption used by Signal, WhatsApp, Google Messages, Facebook Messenger, and Skype.

Country
United States
Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
Living
Dates
Born c. 1980

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