People use mobile phones’ flashlight as a symbol of protest in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2020. Internet freedom advocates are worried about the Open Technology Fund, which has funded a generation of secure technologies meant to safeguard data in repressive countries. (Getty Images) Internet freedom activists are concerned a Trump appointee could threaten pro-democracy work abroad Technologists working on security tools outside the U.S. warn that a major change to their funding could mean catastrophe. Jun 30, 2020 By Jeff Stone