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by PhantomGremlin 2552 days ago
Nobody yet has mentioned a film that was premised on the invention of a black box "capable of breaking the encryption of nearly every computer system".

IIRC the movie plot was somewhat convoluted and confusing and I don't have any desire to see it again. I'm bringing it up because there are a number of "what would you do if" posts here.

In the end, the "sneakers" use the box to cause: the sudden bankruptcy of the Republican National Committee, and the simultaneous receipt of large anonymous donations by Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and the United Negro College Fund.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakers_(1992_film)