IRS Declares Cryptome Charity 2 Days After Key Revocation

On Cryptome's front page, the top is occupied by an announcement that they received a letter from the IRS dated September 17th granting them status as a 501(c)(3) charity whose donations are now tax deductible (archived). The date on the letter is only 2 days after the announcement of the revocation of then current Cryptome PGP keys. It is unknown if the events are connected, though the timing raises suspicions.

3 thoughts on “IRS Declares Cryptome Charity 2 Days After Key Revocation

  1. Raises suspicions of what exactly?

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