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cypherpunknoun
A person with an interest in encryption and privacy, especially one who uses encrypted email
Etymology: From cipher and cyberpunk
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Cypherpunk
A cypherpunk is any individual advocating widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change. Originally communicating through the Cypherpunks electronic mailing list, informal groups aimed to achieve privacy and security through proactive use of cryptography. Cypherpunks have been engaged in an active movement since at least the late 1980s.
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Cypherpunk
A cypherpunk is an activist advocating widespread use of strong cryptography as a route to social and political change. Originally communicating through the Cypherpunks electronic mailing list, informal groups aimed to achieve privacy and security through proactive use of cryptography. Cypherpunks have been engaged in an active movement since the late 1980s.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
cypherpunk
[from cyberpunk] Someone interested in the uses of encryption via electronic ciphers for enhancing personal privacy and guarding against tyranny by centralized, authoritarian power structures, especially government. There is an active cypherpunks mailing list at <cypherpunks-request@toad.com> coordinating work on public-key encryption freeware, privacy, and digital cash. See also tentacle.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cypherpunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cypherpunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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