The Cypherpunks
"Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."
The cypherpunks were a group of individuals who emerged in the 1990s and were dedicated to promoting the use of strong encryption and privacy-enhancing technologies for individuals and businesses. The group's core philosophy was that individuals should have the right to protect their privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association.
- A Mathematician and one of the founders of cypherpunk
- Wrote a program that could encrypt emails
- Created the cypherpunks mailing list
- The slogan "Cypherpunks write code"
Definiton of a Cypherpunk
A Cypherpunk is any activist advocating widespread use of strong cryptography as a route to social and political change.
The cypherpunks were a group of individuals who emerged in the 1990s and were dedicated to promoting the use of strong encryption and privacy-enhancing technologies for individuals and businesses. The group's core philosophy was that individuals should have the right to protect their privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association.
The cypherpunks believed that cryptography could be used to create a more secure and private internet, and that individuals should be able to communicate and transact online without fear of surveillance or censorship. They developed and promoted a range of tools and technologies designed to protect privacy, such as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption software and anonymous remailers.
The group was diverse, made up of individuals from various backgrounds, including computer scientists, hackers, activists, and academics. They communicated and organized through mailing lists, online forums, and in-person meetings.
The cypherpunks' ideas and technologies played a significant role in shaping the modern internet and in the development of online privacy and security technologies. Many of the ideas and technologies they developed have been widely adopted, and their legacy can be seen in the growing focus on privacy and security in the digital age.
https://github.com/tombusby/cypherpunk-research
https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk
Eric Hughes
- A Mathematician and one of the founders of cypherpunk- Wrote a program that could encrypt emails
- Created the cypherpunks mailing list
- The slogan "Cypherpunks write code"
Name:Phil Zimmerman
Created pretty good privacy(PGP) 1.0
VoIP encryption protocols
President Silent circle Closed 2013
Usa government claimed he violated the arms export control act
VoIP encryption protocols
President Silent circle Closed 2013
Usa government claimed he violated the arms export control act
Other Members of the group was John Gilmore and Jude Mihon who invented the name Cypherpunks.
The Cypherpunks Group and List
In the 1990`s monthly meetings IRL began and the Cypherpunks electronic mailing list was established.https://koeln.ccc.de/archiv/cyphernomicon/chapter3/3.3.html
Achievements:
- Author of The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto - November 22, 1992
- Author of The Cyphernomicon - September 10, 1994
- Author of Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities - December 1994
- Author of Cyberspace - September 1, 1992
- Author of Crypto Glossary - November 22, 1992
Other Cypherpunks
Adam Back:Inventor of HashCash and created NNTP-based Eternity networks
- Author of Crypto Glossary - November 22, 1992
Other Cypherpunks
Adam Back:Inventor of HashCash and created NNTP-based Eternity networks
Derek Atkins: Authorized RSA-129
Steven Bellovin: Professor at Columbia university
Matt Blaze:Professor at Pennsylvania university
Eric Blossom: Founder GNU Radio
Stefan Brands: Released earlier versions of technology to DigiCash & Zero-Knowledge Systems.
Jon Callas: Blackphone,Open PGP
Bram Cohen: Creator of BitTorrent
Lance Cottrell: Anonymizer and Mixmaster remailer
Matt Curtin:Interhack
Barry Downey:Lawyer and one of the creators of E-gold in 1995
Alex Fowler: AAAS, EFF, Zero-Knowledge Systems, PwC
Eva Galperin:Privacy education and malware research
Hal Finney: Author of Pretty Good Privacy 2.0,also creator of Reusable Proof of Work
Ian Goldberg: Off-the-record messaging protocol
Stefan Brands: Released earlier versions of technology to DigiCash & Zero-Knowledge Systems.
Jon Callas: Blackphone,Open PGP
Bram Cohen: Creator of BitTorrent
Lance Cottrell: Anonymizer and Mixmaster remailer
Matt Curtin:Interhack
Barry Downey:Lawyer and one of the creators of E-gold in 1995
Alex Fowler: AAAS, EFF, Zero-Knowledge Systems, PwC
Eva Galperin:Privacy education and malware research
Hal Finney: Author of Pretty Good Privacy 2.0,also creator of Reusable Proof of Work
Ian Goldberg: Off-the-record messaging protocol
Rop Gonggrijp:XS4ALL, Hack-TIC
Tim Hudson: author of SSLeay, the precursor to OpenSSL
Douglas Jackson: Oncologist who created E-gold in 1995, the private international currency was backed by actual gold bullion. But was closed in 2009, after Jackson who the currency depended on was charged with running an unlicensed money-transmission service
Paul Kocher: Co-author of SSL 3.0.
Douglas Jackson: Oncologist who created E-gold in 1995, the private international currency was backed by actual gold bullion. But was closed in 2009, after Jackson who the currency depended on was charged with running an unlicensed money-transmission service
Paul Kocher: Co-author of SSL 3.0.
Ben Laurie: OpenSSL & Cryptographer
Moxie Marlinspike: Founder of Open Whisper Systems (predevelopment of Signal)
Julian Olivier:The critical engineer
Steven Schear: Creator of the concept of the "warrant canary" now at https://stashcrypto.com/
Bruce Schneier: Famous security author blog: Schneier on security founder
Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn: DigiCash developer, Founder of Zcash
Asher Wolf: Founded cryptoparty
John Young: Cofounder Cryptome
Nick Szabo - creator of Bitgold
Bram Cohen
Len Sassaman
SL4 mailing lists : Eliezer Yudkowsky, Robin Hanson, Nick Bostrom, Aubrey de Grey, Anders Sandberg, Eric Drexler, David Pearce, Hal Finney, and Wei Dai.
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