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cypherpunk
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. [from cyberpunk ] Someone interested in the uses of encryption via
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electronic ciphers for enhancing personal privacy and guarding against
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tyranny by centralized, authoritarian power structures, especially
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government. There is an active cypherpunks mailing list at
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cypherpunks-request@toad.com coordinating work on public-key encryption
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freeware, privacy, and digital cash. See also tentacle.
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