Back in 2011, @eighthave and @n8fr8 had a crazy idea to turn #Android SQLite guts into a standalone wrapper for #SQLCipher, funded by #USGovt #InternetFreedom money. #Zetetic made it a well-engineered product. Latest user: German gov's Corona Warn App. Technical projects with high risk of failure, without paths to massive profits rarely get developed in the private sector. This project highlights mixing public grants and private enterprise to deliver security and privacy in essential software.