A cypherpunk is one who advocates the widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a means of effecting social and political change.

2020年1月10日 · In 1992, three Bay Area computer scientists launched a new mailing list for discussing cryptography, mathematics, politics, and philosophy. They called the members of this mailing list the cypherpunks: a portmanteau of cyberpunk, a genre of dystopian sci-fi, and ciphers, a staple of cryptography.

2023年10月2日 · Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre that first appeared in the 1980s, is defined by a dystopian future in which cutting-edge technology is frequently employed for evil ends, and where...

2023年9月28日 · Cyberpunk is a science fiction subgenre that explores a futuristic dystopian setting where technology is used to control and oppress society. The history of Cypherpunk goes back to the 1970s when researchers began extensive computer cryptography studies. However, the early 1990s is widely considered as the time that the movement was established.

2023年11月23日 · ‍The Cypherpunks, pioneers of the crypto anarchy movement, played an instrumental role in laying the foundation for the use of cryptography-enabled revolutionary digital technologies, including cryptocurrency.

2024年5月30日 · Cypherpunks pioneered public-access encryption and digital privacy tools like PGP. Figures like Tim May promoted cryptography research and distributed code for privacy technologies. The movement battled government overreach like the Clipper Chip backdoor and influenced global tech policy.

2021年5月25日 · What Is a Cypherpunk and What's Their History? The cypherpunk movement does not have an exact date of birth. Still, its origins can be traced back to the mid-1970s with the US government’s publication of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Martin Hellman and Whitfield Diffie's pioneering study on public-key encryption.

The Cypherpunks are a movement and a group of activists advocating for the widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change.

2024年1月10日 · Cypherpunks were a group of forward-thinking individuals who believed strongly in the potential of cryptographic tools to free people from centralized control. They envisioned a future where technology would act as a shield, safeguarding users' privacy and civil liberties.

The Cypherpunk movement is a community of activists that spawned in the late 80s and early 90s whose philosophy is largely centred around utilizing cryptography to protect personal privacy and promote social and political change.