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Cypherpunk

Type

Activist group

Tools

Cypherpunk (a suite of encryption tools)

Impact

Reshaped social and political structures • Strengthened decentralized, democratic networks • Weakened power of governments and large corporations • Boosted individual cryptographic rights • Led to unprecedented individual freedoms and privacy

Origin

1990s

Advocacy

Privacy • Decentralization • Strong encryption

Cypherpunk