REVISITING THE
CYPHERPUNK MANIFESTO.
#Lift15 - @FredericJacobs
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MEET SOME CYPHERPUNKS
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“Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not
secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know,
but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is
the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.”
A Cypherpunk's Manifesto by Eric Hughes
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“Cypherpunks Write Code”
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CLIPPER CHIP
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1996: EASE ON CRYPTO
EXPORT CONTROLS
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CYPHERPUNKS
PREDICTIONS
• Anonymous digital cash will flourish
• Privacy on the Internet
• Free from censorship
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CRYPTOGRAPHY WAS SET FREE,
BUT WHERE IS OUR PRIVACY?
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PRISM
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Corporate surveillance
aka, surveillance as a business model
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WE’RE ASKING USERS TO
MAKE A CHOICE.
vs
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Cypherpunks ship usable and beautiful
apps.
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PROOF OF CONCEPT
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A NEW BATTLE IN THE
CRYPTO-WARS.
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“ The State will of course try to slow or halt the spread
of this technology, citing national security concerns, use
of the technology by drug dealers and tax evaders, and
fears of societal disintegration.”
Tim May
22 Nov 1992
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“ If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.”
Philip R. Zimmermann
June 1991