A Cypherpunk's Manifesto - 0 views
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Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.
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privacy in an open society requires anonymous transaction systems
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Privacy in an open society also requires cryptography. If I say something, I want it heard only by those for whom I intend it. If the content of my speech is available to the world, I have no privacy. To encrypt is to indicate the desire for privacy, and to encrypt with weak cryptography is to indicate not too much desire for privacy. Furthermore, to reveal one's identity with assurance when the default is anonymity requires the cryptographic signature.
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