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Cypherpunks

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Listserv started in 1992 for the discussion of strong cryptography. Some 1,400 subscribers at its peak.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Julian Assange Hacker 3-Jul-1971 Founder of Wikileaks

Jim Bell Activist 6-Apr-1958 Assassination Politics

Bram Cohen Computer Programmer 1975 Creator of BitTorrent

John Gilmore Activist Aug-1955 Cofounder: EFF, Cypherpunks

Mike Godwin Attorney 26-Oct-1956 Former General Counsel, Wikimedia

Declan McCullagh Journalist 1971 CNET Senior Editor

Bruce Schneier Computer Programmer 15-Jan-1964 Applied Cryptography

John Young Architect c. 1936 Cryptome

Phil Zimmermann Computer Programmer 12-Feb-1954 Creator of PGP

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