The Cypherpunk Dream: Protecting Data and Dismantling the Dossier Society - by Sterlin Lujan

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The Cypherpunk Dream: Protecting Data and Dismantling the Dossier Society
news.bitcoin.com
by Sterlin Lujan
January 25th, 2019

Excerpt:

AI specialist Dr. Rand Hindi conducted a presentation on cypherpunk history and data privacy in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at the Crypto Finance conference. At the beginning of the talk, he asked the audience to unlock their smartphones and pass them to their neighbors. The audience responded with a gasp. Someone in the crowd even vocalized their disdain for the idea. Naturally, people feel guarded when it comes to protecting their digital content and private data. This is why the cypherpunks believed protecting personal info was of paramount importance.

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