Yes, the company was started 3y ago and that mention was 4mo before we launched any product:

https://foundationdevices.com/2020/07/introducing-passport/

Not touchy at all, just a common point of FUD that is spread by one of our competitors despite it being false, unfortunately :)

foundationdvcs

Well I can see that the first mention was 3 years ago

And I know this is sort of a touchy subject for you, but you know I've only heard one side of this story until now so you'll have to forgive my ignorance here.

bitcoin

Meet Passport: The new standard for Bitcoin hardware wallets

Well I can see that the first mention was 3 years ago

https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport-firmware/blame/main/README.md#L43

And I know this is sort of a touchy subject for you, but you know I've only heard one side of this story until now so you'll have to forgive my ignorance here.