The choice before us is a free world with a free internet or a world with the government tracking our every move and unlimited censorship. For most of us there are new concepts and frameworks to explore. Below are some thought provoking pieces that will introduce you to cryptography and its massive implications for a free world.
Every resource below expanded my horizon, I hope they expand yours as well.
Manifesto – I recommend my manifesto as introductory reading as it contains important background and context.
Wired Magazine on the CYPHERPUNKS– A History of Cryptography – You learn how modern day cryptography developed, the cypherpunk movement and government attempts to outlaw cryptography.
WikiLeaks, Encryption and The Coming Surveillance Dystopia
A Call To Cryptographic Arms – By Julian Assange
Why I Wrote PGP – Phil Zimmerman wrote the first secure cryto communications protocol for the masses. For this he became the formal target of a criminal investigation by the US Government for “munitions export without a license (Wikipedia)”. Here he explains why he wrote it.
Cyberwar For Sale – How cyberwar stole an election. By The New York Times – After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative —political weapon
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