Definitions
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- noun computing A person with an interest in
encryption andprivacy , especially one who uses encryptedemail
Etymologies
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Examples
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St. Jude Milhon, a former Mondo 2000 editor and prominent hacker who coined the term "cypherpunk," passed away Saturday morning in Berkeley after a long battle with cancer.
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Eric Hughes runs the "cypherpunk" mailing list dedicated to "discussion about technological defenses for privacy in the digital domain."
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Hal Finney is not a household name, although he is a Name in one of the communities I have inhabited, the crypto/cypherpunk community.
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This guest posting ex-cypherpunk mordaxus at Emergent Chaos gets how judges think.
Discourse.net: Good Advice for Edgy Demos in Talks: Be Patient 2009
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And I thought that the cypherpunk movement was dead.
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Bill Scannell (the cypherpunk who has devoted his energies to outing Delta, Jet Blue, Cendant and the CAPPS II/TIA unpatriotism emanating from the Feds) needs help if he is to continue doing his good work.
Boing Boing: October 5, 2003 - October 11, 2003 Archives 2003
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Bruce Schneier isn't just a cypherpunk god, he's also an inveterate foodie.
Boing Boing: November 18, 2001 - November 24, 2001 Archives 2001
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Wired News reporter Declan McCullagh is a reluctant witness in the criminal trial of cypherpunk Jim Bell, accused of stalking federal agents.
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Standard cypherpunk remailers allow unlimited chaining by including
The Sphinx of Russia Kelly, Aileen 1998
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The syntax for sending mail through this remailer is different from the cypherpunk remailers.
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