EQUIPThe Verge · 02 Sept
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
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1Password faces significant customer backlash following a $300,000 pledge to Omacom, a Linux project founded by David Heinemeier Hansson. Executives should monitor potential supply chain reputation risks as the password manager navigates criticism regarding the founder's controversial public statements.
- 011Password committed three hundred thousand dollars to become a distinguished corporate patron of the Omacom distro
- 02Backlash stems from founder David Heinemeier Hansson's history of publishing racist and xenophobic blog posts
- 03Enterprise users are questioning the security firm's vetting process for high-value corporate social responsibility initiatives
- 04The controversy highlights growing corporate governance risks associated with funding open-source infrastructure projects
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1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a "distinguished corporate patron" of Omacom, the […]