Google chairman gives Portland professor $96,000

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The unexpected email to Portland State University Professor Tom Shrimpton offering him $96,400 looked like a scam.

But it turned out to be legitimate.

The Oregonian reports (https://is.gd/ozbgRu ) Google Chairman Eric Schmidt decided to support Shrimpton’s research into overcoming online censorship.

Shrimpton says he had held informal talks with a Google think tank about how to use his encryption technology.

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Information from: The Oregonian, https://www.oregonlive.com