Cypherpunk N. [from Cyberpunk] Someone Interested In The Uses Of Encryption Via Electronic Ciphers For Enhancing Personal Privacy And Guarding Against Tyranny By Centralized

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cypherpunk n.

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

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