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Re:what.cd: A Cypherpunk's Manifesto by throwawaycities on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:21AM (#33558404)
>but 1 it isn't what he/she/them ask (ask for legislation and policies)

Exactly, the problem is asking for law/policy/regulation to solve the problem when it is the problem.

In the words of Cypherpunk and EFF Founder John Gilmore:

“I want a guarantee -- with physics and mathematics, not with laws -- that we can give ourselves real privacy of personal communications."

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Re:what.cd: A Cypherpunk's Manifesto by GTP on Friday November 11, 2022 @04:36AM (#33558733)
>Exactly, the problem is asking for law/policy/regulation to solve the problem when it is the problem

One thing is privacy, another is copyright. You already have laws protecting your privacy, cryptography is a way of enforcing them. But if copyright law is a mess, it would be a good idea to reflect about how to improve it.

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