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by godelski 425 days ago
For those unfamiliar, see "The Cypherpunk Manifesto"

   We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money. 
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

Or "The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto"

  Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other in a totally anonymous manner. Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other.
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/cryp...