XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.cypherpunks   
   From: Anonymous@xxx.com   
      
   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. The cypherpunk movement originated in the late 1980s and   
   gained traction with the    
   establishment of the "Cypherpunks" electronic mailing list in 1992, where   
   informal groups of activists, technologists, and cryptographers discussed   
   strategies to enhance individual privacy and resist state or corporate   
   surveillance.   
      
   Deeply libertarian in philosophy, the movement is rooted in principles of   
   decentralization, individual autonomy, and freedom from centralized authority.   
   Its influence on society extends to the development of technologies that have   
   reshaped global finance,   
    communication, and privacy practices, such as the creation of Bitcoin and   
   other cryptocurrencies, which embody cypherpunk ideals of decentralized and   
   censorship-resistant money.   
      
   The movement has also contributed to the mainstreaming of encryption in   
   everyday technologies, such as secure messaging apps and privacy-focused web   
   browsers.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)