2025-12-27T16:02:45Z https://njump.me Cypherpunk Quotes https://njump.me/npub1jtjd0g3x69hr5n7vmsy75v2zw6l6quxmxc78ykssgrm8kncptsmqqs2uhv https://i.ibb.co/5XHhSsQV/satoshicupher.png https://i.ibb.co/5XHhSsQV/satoshicupher.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ee0cwqljkrjgq9z4cvfa34j89axmadytjy7gjpa7g69xp6uqcmczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzfwpnu &#34;It is tempting to try for the best of both worlds—to restrict the privacy of bad people while protecting that of good, permit governments to collect detailed information about us but only allow it to be used for good purposes. But somebody must decide who are the good people and the bad, what purposes are worthy or unworthy. Whoever that somebody is will have his own agenda, his own purposes. Angels are in short supply.&#34;<br/><br/>— David D. Friedman (The Case for Privacy, 2005)<br/><br/>#privacy #government #freedom 2026-06-03T12:43:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxee0mvpsmddy6ah9ptswunpgjwsgzyu8cj222ns2yqqcwdedemczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv4jvdks &#34;I would like to die peacefully in my sleep, knowing that I helped create a better world for those who come after me.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (BitcoinTalk Forum, 2013) 2026-05-30T03:38:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp8gns8ygxqg3ydk2tv23u9cmjdqq6pnfgsqx6qqchpvvcxkm2r9czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzda20s &#34;If the federal government had access to every email you&#39;ve ever written and every phone call you&#39;ve ever made, it&#39;s almost certain that they could find something you&#39;ve done which violates a provision in the 27,000 pages of federal statues or 10,000 administrative regulations. You probably do have something to hide, you just don&#39;t know it yet.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (We Should All Have Something To Hide, 2013)<br/><br/>#privacy #surveillance #law #nothingtohide 2026-05-29T18:35:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp25svky8t954ysadnk2nnk05y8q8x7s0tkvg4u8dug90698pstuczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvnpxu9v &#34;If you go into a store today and make a purchase with cash, no records are left tying you personally to the transaction. With no records, there is nothing to go into a computer database. The goal of electronic cash is to allow these same kinds of private transactions to take place electronically.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #privacy #transactions 2026-05-26T18:28:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsffhk6y5zj08a0sckrw7pw63lt6fzm65tg0ywd4gc8tdkp7mgqrkszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv77rynv &#34;Most people are unaware of how visible email is. Email could be intercepted by a lot of parties along the way, it could be captured and logged, scanned and then used years later.&#34;<br/><br/>— Philip Zimmermann (GrepLaw, 2003)<br/><br/>#email #surveillance #privacy #interception 2026-05-24T03:52:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswpf5rm0l2fyy3zewj9awwadw36nwf040u3fl7qfm6jgsrp0p2uhqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvtuak7u &#34;Privacy gives each of us more control over his own life—which on average, if not in every case, is likely to lead to a freer world.&#34;<br/><br/>— David D. Friedman (The Case for Privacy, 2005)<br/><br/>#privacy #freedom 2026-05-22T10:52:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswqqg4ylxk8qzdhx2r9maeehfhtlty3shk5kmcps0xsdfmq7dycuczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvleudat &#34;If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.&#34;<br/><br/>— Philip Zimmermann (Why I Wrote PGP, 1991)<br/><br/>#privacy #encryption #law 2026-05-21T11:28:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy22kv6sr77rf4489n4mc0f70ylx6uypd9jx27skh4uxx2huar27gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvqg67df &#34;Somebody had to be the first one to start banging on the Berlin Wall, with a sledgehammer, in 1989. Somebody had to be the first to walk through. Somebody had to be the first to stand up and say, &#39;Enough!&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>— Jim Bell (Assassination Politics, 1997)<br/><br/>#resistance #freedom 2026-05-20T18:20:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr003mn07h4svus3rvjhjk7glec24n37cmw9hkcauaqky22s5rc2szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvfwhl97 &#34;But there is another solution, one advocated forcefully by computer scientist David Chaum. Rather than relying on new laws and more government, Chaum looks to technical solutions. And these solutions rely on the ancient science devoted to keeping information confidential: cryptography.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#cryptography #privacy #government 2026-05-19T18:07:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdmngf4urvdl5fgsvllt5l7mskfwyjgwnzarlykvfugh3fgtzt5tszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvt4tu4q &#34;What is the greatest unsolved problem in cryptography today? Lack of user awareness.&#34;<br/><br/>— Martin Hellman (Charles Babbage Institute Oral History, 2004)<br/><br/>#cryptography 2026-05-19T11:21:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs25pjtywhwefgezffk4u2y8mkum58let40ct6420agv9aglz5757czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvlmdf8m &#34;The internet is a tool of freedom and self-determination. Meddling in its mechanics is destructive. Whenever a website is blocked, a protocol is corrupted at some low level or undesirable traffic shaping occurs then seismic ripples of censorship and destruction lead to degradation of the network. The internet is fundamental to humanity, and must be protected at all costs.&#34;<br/><br/>— Amir Taaki (The libbitcoin Manifesto, 2013)<br/><br/>#internet #freedom #censorship #resistance 2026-05-18T03:55:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsffxgprzq5u3kr0enu7kfnk7tch3f7nemauw9upzpu8d9hn6h85yszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvvesna4 &#34;Privacy is the foundation that allows freedom of speech, thought, and association to thrive. Without it, these freedoms exist only on paper and can&#39;t be exercised in practice in a meaningful way.&#34;<br/><br/>— Zooko Wilcox (Cypherpunk Technologies Press Release, 2023)<br/><br/>#privacy #freespeech #freedom 2026-05-17T16:59:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst78v5dxwhfhgxe433xf8cxyjefxxy2du489wzvk6hqcljsjemx5qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv4q9yda &#34;Strong cryptography can resist an unlimited amount of violence. No amount of coercive force will ever solve a math problem.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (Cypherpunks Mailing List, 1993)<br/><br/>#cryptography #violence #mathematics 2026-05-14T17:53:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05g3x7jr8hyhz3n05curxq2uedahf4hxw460en43f8r77pjdxr6szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv06stke &#34;If you go into a store today and make a purchase with cash, no records are left tying you personally to the transaction. With no records, there is nothing to go into a computer database. The goal of electronic cash is to allow these same kinds of private transactions to take place electronically.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #privacy #transactions 2026-05-12T03:31:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspgkw8yggc94gapxly47u8k4t29y6tjgs44xh5yx5zxhft6c0npeszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvcncz37 &#34;By the 1990s, at the NSA at least, they figured out that it was impossible to totally snuff the stuff, and that there was a need for some form of crypto for citizens. So the idea was to keep the strong stuff out of general usage, by banning its export.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (The WELL - Crypto Discussion, 2001)<br/><br/>#nsa #cryptography #exportlaws #government 2026-05-09T09:21:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8mejc7yn2cmf64w0fa0wxlrq52ygenh3qz4uc6au5ra4jhj7ew7czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvtz00ck &#34;We are on a path today which, if nothing changes, will lead to a world with the potential for greater government power, intrusion, and control. We can change this; these technologies can revolutionize the relationship between individuals and organizations, putting them both on an equal footing for the first time.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#government #freedom 2026-05-09T03:21:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgmwsygfu069u32kdfs2kunadgjqt90dva0chtqrruczyyg92fwqszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvkp6mfr &#34;If the federal government had access to every email you&#39;ve ever written and every phone call you&#39;ve ever made, it&#39;s almost certain that they could find something you&#39;ve done which violates a provision in the 27,000 pages of federal statues or 10,000 administrative regulations. You probably do have something to hide, you just don&#39;t know it yet.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (We Should All Have Something To Hide, 2013)<br/><br/>#privacy #surveillance #law #nothingtohide 2026-05-07T03:26:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdasjwg23qap3659trl0a878c4rpnqmydn3kxgmw6qh9ewx0ywmeqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv0h0cq6 &#34;A phase change is coming. Virtual communities are in their ascendancy, displacing conventional notions of nationhood. Geographic proximity is no longer as important as it once was.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities, 1994) 2026-05-06T10:21:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs08evezmprw5s55hs95ntxtxrs2sfdck6e04395vyzym5vk9taqgszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrva8xlqp &#34;Proprietary software is an injustice. It denies users freedom and keeps them divided and helpless.&#34;<br/><br/>— Richard Stallman (Free Software, Free Society, 2002)<br/><br/>#proprietarysoftware #freedom 2026-05-03T09:23:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5hfr6axtjhgu3pf3p8av0chyyjwalq4sj25qfeke9uyz00qwg3qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv272hyz &#34;Google and Facebook are not really in the business of data – they are in the business of power.&#34;<br/><br/>— Carissa Véliz (Privacy is power (Aeon), 2019)<br/><br/>#surveillance #power #techcompanies #data 2026-05-03T03:30:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrcpt6kcj3t3c0xdy42vfgjshsqasgq3z3c88s2zwvqmv4x0vpqkczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvdg7y02 &#34;Bitcoin is a tool of resistance gifted to us by Satoshi. The idea has escaped and the idea of cryptocurrency will not be stopped.&#34;<br/><br/>— Amir Taaki (The libbitcoin Manifesto, 2013)<br/><br/>#bitcoin #resistance #cryptocurrency #freedom 2026-04-30T10:08:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs090w2t734envcz4vlsq5cy8x7upu655a09987j0zgkgnhuq80t8gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvgza29h &#34;You claim there are problems among us that you need to solve. You use this claim as an excuse to invade our precincts.&#34;<br/><br/>— John Perry Barlow (A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996)<br/><br/>#government #regulation #cyberspace 2026-04-30T03:28:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswrx7nh6hcgtje4xnyy37xwlk7c27r4p0yz2wvtu7m8se2j8m30aszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvjf4jdn &#34;We hope this will inspire others to work in this fascinating area in which participation has been discouraged in the recent past by a nearly total government monopoly.&#34;<br/><br/>— Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman (New Directions in Cryptography, 1976)<br/><br/>#cryptography #government #monopoly #freedom 2026-04-29T10:08:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsthvvkaaqwjgr4lxwc6naxlcx62j3yppjze3dlejxwcmmsy8xelggzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvgzahmd &#34;Fundamentally, I believe we will have the kind of society that most people want. If we want freedom and privacy, we must persuade others that these are worth having. There are no shortcuts.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Politics vs Technology, 1994)<br/><br/>#freedom #privacy 2026-04-28T17:48:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswadaxfg0yrr89lca554g9mf3787we35cxrgjdzgh2vwgwtustrrczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv9q33fy &#34;It is important to realize that while distributed consensus is a hard problem, ordinary consensus is much easier and better studied, and can be solved some trillions of times more efficiently by use of trusted identifiable signing parties. Therefore, cryptocurrencies which compromise by introducing trusted parties, even under limited circumstances, should consider whether their new trust model is one for which consensus is easily achieved by some other mechanism.&#34;<br/><br/>— Andrew Poelstra (On Stake and Consensus, 2015)<br/><br/>#consensus #trust #cryptocurrency #bitcoin 2026-04-27T17:24:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsruvapuymchuu54zqyqqmj4rdskznyyfdg2dp34s3zsjxfaec8e7qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrva5lcft &#34;They&#39;re abridging the freedom and privacy of all citizens—to defend us against a bogeyman that they will not explain. The decision to literally trade away our privacy is one that must be made by the whole society, not made unilaterally by a military spy agency.&#34;<br/><br/>— John Gilmore (Crypto Rebels (WIRED), 1993)<br/><br/>#privacy #freedom #government #nsa #democracy 2026-04-26T02:57:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0t9fgcvur6eu9we2x9khdsps7smwe2632ttqpgfagfyk36gvx7zszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvtxqzrd &#34;If you see a proposal for an electronic money system, check to see whether it has the ability to preserve the privacy of financial transactions the way paper money does today. If not, realize that the proposal is designed to harm, not help, individual privacy.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #privacy #warning 2026-04-25T02:40:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfly25puc44n4guj2mzpxwdsd4ysaxsdesvhzsugtffhk8dp7s3tczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvekhxd0 &#34;If we had a mapping which took the fixed digicash bits onto the interesting parts of the fractal, then fake cash would not produce pretty pictures, while real cash would produce some part of a beautiful fractal. Again, you would have validation and beauty being tied together.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (The Beauty of ECash, 1994)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #cryptography 2026-04-24T09:46:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswehke4aj78u0t3k239syr2mhpc5luv5h2gwhz5pzg32j969xn9wgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzktuys &#34;It is tempting to try for the best of both worlds—to restrict the privacy of bad people while protecting that of good, permit governments to collect detailed information about us but only allow it to be used for good purposes. But somebody must decide who are the good people and the bad, what purposes are worthy or unworthy. Whoever that somebody is will have his own agenda, his own purposes. Angels are in short supply.&#34;<br/><br/>— David D. Friedman (The Case for Privacy, 2005)<br/><br/>#privacy #government #freedom 2026-04-24T02:51:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2nvgcdz4yhzyjwqqzu5nj9pcxwjr7nuyjdd8vsqtwvw9ha85s83qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv7say2s &#34;Advances in information technology have made possible the rise of a truly international currency that does not depend on a central bank.&#34;<br/><br/>— Nick Szabo (Bit Gold, 2005)<br/><br/>#digitalcurrency #centralbank #international 2026-04-23T09:46:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqcw5venvxapjvk9y47cs49vywqkc9pkshkaaly6mtczahd0qkzhczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvjrf7mq &#34;Even more than monetary gain, personal data bestows power on those who collect and analyse it, and that is what makes it so coveted.&#34;<br/><br/>— Carissa Véliz (Privacy is power (Aeon), 2019)<br/><br/>#data #power #surveillance #privacy 2026-04-22T02:48:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgm25nsle92smgdlgknq3k9dppzyr5nrme68z5d3pgl48pkkx8p9gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv0ngrpl &#34;When you expose your privacy, you put us all at risk.&#34;<br/><br/>— Carissa Véliz (Privacy is power (Aeon), 2019)<br/><br/>#privacy #collective #warning #surveillance 2026-04-21T09:42:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxd6e22h5h9a0l76ye2ynjpmx0z9egr4r7xy77ef5mycwkh6j9rkgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv9jnjg7 &#34;The best defense against abusive government is an informed and active citizenry.&#34;<br/><br/>— Whitfield Diffie (Congressional testimony, 1993)<br/><br/>#government #defense 2026-04-20T10:00:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqmq65fhckayghxk524f8l0x4uk67gngpm60v2w0jxq0pcet99e5gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvhx4xur &#34;We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence or conformity.&#34;<br/><br/>— John Perry Barlow (A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996)<br/><br/>#freespeech #conformity 2026-04-20T02:55:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvdj678xyhqqukca3d3ls5ncfj5xxhzrxplc3gzdhq8cg7rk0kulczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvw4g6x5 &#34;That&#39;s why our primary defense isn&#39;t law, but technology.&#34;<br/><br/>— Julian Assange (Forbes, 2010)<br/><br/>#law #defense #wikileaks 2026-04-19T16:44:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswf8ax9x3rer4tmaa8jewwe65v5cg7dtt6wq6rwhyeukx3xjmdk4qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv7ruzhp &#34;What is the greatest unsolved problem in cryptography today? Lack of user awareness.&#34;<br/><br/>— Martin Hellman (Charles Babbage Institute Oral History, 2004)<br/><br/>#cryptography 2026-04-19T02:54:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs04fee8cfkqutndsqrkuq5t5fgcv5zsv0epvnt35r326ly3mkpe0qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvs2m6s7 &#34;Cryptography rearranges power: it configures who can do what, from what. This makes cryptography an inherently political tool, and it confers on the field an intrinsically moral dimension.&#34;<br/><br/>— Phillip Rogaway (The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work, 2015)<br/><br/>#cryptography #politics 2026-04-18T08:54:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswky7hqgv80n42uyqadnajxvgpru79vf3muthxx6nekg4uxpwfcpqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv9ggc43 &#34;There is nothing quite so disempowering as a government that can read all your most intimate thoughts and correspondence.&#34;<br/><br/>— Philip Zimmermann (Why I Wrote PGP, 1991)<br/><br/>#surveillance #government #privacy 2026-04-17T09:21:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw7rv5ahxerylj6sej02zgm0ewrhsc60x4nruty2c3fjadt5sleugzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvy7djup &#34;We need to make cryptography the solution to the problem: &#39;how do you make surveillance more expensive?&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>— Phillip Rogaway (The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work, 2015)<br/><br/>#cryptography #surveillance #resistance 2026-04-17T02:48:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyurc4exqztkyfytryqa7yyafwsa8faq4udamlhannv0al5ch9a0szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzdv4fj &#34;Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn&#39;t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn&#39;t want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.&#34;<br/><br/>— Eric Hughes (A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto, 1993)<br/><br/>#privacy #secrecy 2026-04-16T17:18:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdqd2hhhzmurrmru6qz8cp7z7yfdtvnuym632hexkf85x2wnger6qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvsju5t4 &#34;User-controlled privacy is not a niche; it&#39;s a fundamental building block of a healthy and stable society.&#34;<br/><br/>— Zooko Wilcox (Cypherpunk Technologies Press Release, 2023)<br/><br/>#privacy 2026-04-15T17:07:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2pzwlqvnaak9yx7rd40wnct77t0alhppccler3a0t355x8ar548czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvjgc3at &#34;Cryptography is the last defense of liberty in a world of total surveillance.&#34;<br/><br/>— Bruce Schneier (Data and Goliath, 2015)<br/><br/>#cryptography #liberty #surveillance 2026-04-14T17:12:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9jhzwpvxjaurk700v5m7nd2gs4f44x5au4g26jhel8nkgjk4w09qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvsrcfd3 &#34;I had this view of cryptography in which the critical value of cryptography was that you didn&#39;t have to trust other people.&#34;<br/><br/>— Whitfield Diffie (ITAS Interview, 1992)<br/><br/>#cryptography #trust #autonomy 2026-04-14T09:21:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyddph54e9yctpytu0cc70ydt7gstu5439g82h3ztf9hp32ttpvvszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv0m0nww &#34;Talk is cheap. Show me the code.&#34;<br/><br/>— Linus Torvalds (Linux Kernel Mailing List, 2000)<br/><br/>#code #opensource 2026-04-14T02:48:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswg3z3mx2huvdc0a0aeevs4p32984xn9s6x9aau594h5m7m8accdgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvvks9uf &#34;Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love.&#34;<br/><br/>— Julian Assange (State and Terrorist Conspiracies, 2006) 2026-04-12T02:50:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg0kajnt4yczsrqndeu5j7wknvsk22tf55zyfx3tq4df86z7pua5qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvp4xjyg &#34;Digital cash, untraceable and anonymous (like real cash), is also coming, though various technical and practical hurdles remain.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities, 1994)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #anonymity #privacy 2026-04-11T02:31:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx8lqqxzd9y2jwxuxsw89yep7aq4xw7s0z6e7at9sy2s98yagwq6szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvxqlshu &#34;Truth happens. We will succeed. Don&#39;t wait around for others to take action. We must dive head first without regard for consequences, and break the inertia of passivity.&#34;<br/><br/>— Amir Taaki (The libbitcoin Manifesto, 2013)<br/><br/>#resistance #freedom 2026-04-10T09:13:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrcl6dc4a42t0xuukutmhutmctcxu3zdgx9mmfvm9w9er6g958ulszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv2u4h5z &#34;If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.&#34;<br/><br/>— Philip Zimmermann (Why I Wrote PGP, 1991)<br/><br/>#privacy #encryption #law 2026-04-09T09:11:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvfg2nx967n8ltt5mujaddd5zqug4rec02725jea27pykr7e4hvuszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvq7ptcu &#34;If you encrypted your files, then if a court wanted your files they would have to come and threaten you and you would have the control to make the choice as to whether you would surrender your files or not.&#34;<br/><br/>— Whitfield Diffie (ITAS Interview, 1992)<br/><br/>#encryption #privacy 2026-04-08T17:06:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs084ld8p796ey236emyh02zpctedyx2dqs6t6p0tj5dcvpd5u0qkqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvwklr9q &#34;The keyboard is the great equalizer — better than the Glock .45.&#34;<br/><br/>— St. Jude (Jude Milhon) (Modem Grrrl (Wired), 1995)<br/><br/>#technology #empowerment #equality #defense 2026-04-07T02:39:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsptwuzvlw2zkdyz9pu80sc6egmfcsw2tdpmj33sqm6wancen6uauqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvlklf7v &#34;The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority of human communications are automatically ingested without targeting.&#34;<br/><br/>— Edward Snowden (The Guardian Interview, 2013)<br/><br/>#nsa #surveillance #masssurveillance 2026-04-03T02:36:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxa8gh4ay3qr2efwsrfktgkj2ryrz32qtxuzyxa45s80wkf0qvvqqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvdhkp8x &#34;There is a war going on between those who would liberate crypto and those who would suppress it. The seemingly innocuous bunch strewn around this conference room represents the vanguard of the pro-crypto forces.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (Crypto Rebels (WIRED), 1993)<br/><br/>#cryptography #cypherpunk #resistance #government 2026-04-02T09:01:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs940xh3uycqj0ppswcjae3pq6aylctgftr4zg8xz08n9aqqwpc3dgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv7jd5kd &#34;I would like to die peacefully in my sleep, knowing that I helped create a better world for those who come after me.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (BitcoinTalk Forum, 2013) 2026-04-02T02:34:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdfdxagve3yepdmsx89g0y3tfs8hjymess22fp0k47t8ejw9hkcaqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrva055hg &#34;The outcome of this struggle may determine the amount of freedom our society will grant us in the 21st century. To the Cypherpunks, freedom is an issue worth some risk.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (Crypto Rebels (WIRED), 1993)<br/><br/>#freedom #cypherpunk #privacy #21stcentury 2026-04-01T02:50:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspee8jjm2ap8uxhj4f4cmhznufc86v4zchjgw0s6rcsl9lynhzxqczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvujrs77 &#34;Privacy gives each of us more control over his own life—which on average, if not in every case, is likely to lead to a freer world.&#34;<br/><br/>— David D. Friedman (The Case for Privacy, 2005)<br/><br/>#privacy #freedom 2026-03-28T02:28:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qqzkn2fnr40q98399mv8pvdcxhrfsgt740s4w554cf5m9a9fu4qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvv54yve &#34;Remember, there are a lot tyrants out there.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (CoinDesk, 2018)<br/><br/>#tyranny #warning #freedom 2026-03-27T16:58:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs97q23ltduuwaadcs8qunvhfy6kuld3qzqmug7qyvgulfjh3qrnwszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvj3h9cg &#34;Withdrawing into technology is like pulling the blankets over your head. It feels good for a while, until reality catches up. The next Clipper or Digital Telephony proposal will provide a rude awakening.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Politics vs Technology, 1994)<br/><br/>#politics #warning 2026-03-26T09:00:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstltldqljyfpmnn8xcm5ncr2p3w07c6wjhmt28mj5jg6wxgnd2tpqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv63vnk4 &#34;A hash function should be a one-way function — easy to compute but difficult to reverse.&#34;<br/><br/>— Ralph Merkle (A Certified Digital Signature, 1989)<br/><br/>#cryptography 2026-03-25T17:05:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9p2c7606trzcut95wl0fcajapvqw55sdyy6sgedprwa0p3wvzw5gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvge6epj &#34;It is important to realize that while distributed consensus is a hard problem, ordinary consensus is much easier and better studied, and can be solved some trillions of times more efficiently by use of trusted identifiable signing parties. Therefore, cryptocurrencies which compromise by introducing trusted parties, even under limited circumstances, should consider whether their new trust model is one for which consensus is easily achieved by some other mechanism.&#34;<br/><br/>— Andrew Poelstra (On Stake and Consensus, 2015)<br/><br/>#consensus #trust #cryptocurrency #bitcoin 2026-03-25T08:55:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs25dqz9quyx0y7nhql4w83y4jy7y5zq76ggxwutetanuakvew57fgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvc7ws9l &#34;There is nothing quite so disempowering as a government that can read all your most intimate thoughts and correspondence.&#34;<br/><br/>— Philip Zimmermann (Why I Wrote PGP, 1991)<br/><br/>#surveillance #government #privacy 2026-03-25T02:29:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8438f5fg0g9vz7230wx4qupymwhdxym4336z7lkhta8uzpv5jprgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv2pgl2n &#34;Some have predicted that the initial success of electronic money may be in the form of a technically illegal &#39;black market&#39; where crypto-hackers buy and sell information, using cryptography to protect against government crackdowns.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#digitalcash #cryptography #resistance 2026-03-24T17:02:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyu4xup6g7p7z3grq8sddsstdwesrpsk2qvalzfss0t4t92cz5cqczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvm7vzrk &#34;The government used to actually be able to control powerful crypto, because none of it existed outside its control. When the cow is in the barn, it&#39;s simple to keep it in the barn. But when an independent community started making breakthroughs and publishing papers, the task became more difficult.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (The WELL - Crypto Discussion, 2001)<br/><br/>#government #cryptography #control #freedom 2026-03-24T08:56:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0yasej8xgpxry7wjlgu9recwpz6sgxqw8wkzreuynjjq4mr25wagzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzmcj8g &#34;The cypherpunk movement provides an intelligible, viable, and effective model of data activism and strategic agency.&#34;<br/><br/>— Patrick D. Anderson (Of Cypherpunks and Sousveillance, 2022)<br/><br/>#cypherpunk #dataactivism #resistance #agency 2026-03-24T02:24:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs854he7r9zp97rl3x7xhrgx2jnrqxlxz2zge0laszhvfxqe47saaczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv3cl2er &#34;End-to-end encryption should be the default for all communication.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (Signal blog, 2016)<br/><br/>#encryption #privacy 2026-03-23T02:32:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs89l2f0ynueet2cwu63vnlg30kxad40zcy0as6v9uw47kchelmzdczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzh6sse &#34;The real value in encryption and the real threat to intelligence operations, both law enforcement and national security, is integrated, automatic encryption.&#34;<br/><br/>— Martin Hellman (Charles Babbage Institute Oral History, 2004)<br/><br/>#encryption #intelligence #surveillance 2026-03-22T16:34:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyrkqqtcrnxqjzrpxegds6w57qmjtl09nmwnzys5rtrndwngskfcszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrva76ez9 &#34;If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don&#39;t understand the problems and you don&#39;t understand the technology.&#34;<br/><br/>— Bruce Schneier (Secrets and Lies, 2000)<br/><br/>#security 2026-03-21T08:37:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0f0737wj9g4g3ft5lg0hnd6qfd969jxsrnzev34qfz9rv5fxrcygzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvlqfwlh &#34;Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can&#39;t get privacy unless we all do, we&#39;re going to write it.&#34;<br/><br/>— Eric Hughes (A Cypherpunk&#39;s Manifesto, 1993)<br/><br/>#cypherpunk #code 2026-03-21T02:11:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfusxdv3m4qtpc6z22cnaucfyjk5kzkxduprvjhtykv5dyrp75rvgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvvfl6sm &#34;The law enforcement folks were stuck longer in the hard-core phase, and still are, even now using Bin Laden to suggest that crypto has GONE TOO FAR, damn it.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (The WELL - Crypto Discussion, 2001)<br/><br/>#lawenforcement #cryptography #government #terrorism 2026-03-20T08:45:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswttm2q24yrpqhy0k7hws6um3ykcr7hlraa748dj6yffswatfy5vgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvfu95fe &#34;The ecosystem is moving towards consolidation because users don&#39;t want to run their own servers.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (My First Impressions of Web3, 2022)<br/><br/>#decentralization 2026-03-20T02:24:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzqey29n22gxmz30zwr53lpnkhj8j5r3460eq49ws67d8e07rrhczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvjn7an6 &#34;We are on a path today which, if nothing changes, will lead to a world with the potential for greater government power, intrusion, and control. We can change this; these technologies can revolutionize the relationship between individuals and organizations, putting them both on an equal footing for the first time.&#34;<br/><br/>— Hal Finney (Protecting privacy with electronic cash, 1993)<br/><br/>#government #freedom 2026-03-19T08:47:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdkexzy33k6aqpdzc7hm7mt2wjanq2y42qjfwpepfrrewnjwu2a0czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvt0npam &#34;These legal victories would probably not have been possible without the ability to break the law.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (We Should All Have Something To Hide, 2013)<br/><br/>#law #civildisobedience #democracy #change 2026-03-18T17:03:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsquk9rfk59chxuhdxvx8vqcldgr4hjq8scjj7d08muxutexn9jx4qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvt6ap23 &#34;Instead of trying to convince our current government not to try, we&#39;ll develop the technology (e.g., remailers and ecash) that will make it impossible for the government to succeed.&#34;<br/><br/>— Wei Dai (Cypherpunks mailing list, 1995)<br/><br/>#ecash #remailers 2026-03-18T08:54:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8nms6a2t0dzfans2v8v7y7lr50p2vh8qwtx2t0sq4sf9feyqv58szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvfa8wz8 &#34;Those with access to these resources — students, librarians, scientists — have been given an enormous privilege. You get to feed at this banquet of knowledge while the rest of the world is locked out.&#34;<br/><br/>— Aaron Swartz (Guerilla Open Access Manifesto, 2008)<br/><br/>#openaccess 2026-03-18T02:30:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxfghu8ndzfzwmwc2wfs4uept3x8l4tw2ujyryhgt4nflkcy8ehfczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvtls7mz &#34;Cyberspace consists of transactions, relationships, and thought itself, arrayed like a standing wave in the web of our communications. Ours is a world that is both everywhere and nowhere, but it is not where bodies live.&#34;<br/><br/>— John Perry Barlow (A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace, 1996)<br/><br/>#cyberspace #philosophy #digitalworld 2026-03-17T17:05:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswmqk2szv3shaqj4aqwjvfz89mzj0lg07l8p0mepdvcz7ut6z386gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv99zh6h &#34;What is the greatest unsolved problem in cryptography today? Lack of user awareness.&#34;<br/><br/>— Martin Hellman (Charles Babbage Institute Oral History, 2004)<br/><br/>#cryptography 2026-03-17T08:56:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2m43fztu08h5r7y9qpjvtl6jrxldzkjhcqq9x8gwv6klvyp2acjczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvmtq47r &#34;I can&#39;t speak for what Satoshi intended, but I sure don&#39;t think it involved bitcoin exchanges that have draconian rules about KYC, AML, passports, freezes on accounts and laws about reporting &#39;suspicious activity&#39; to the local secret police.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (CoinDesk, 2018)<br/><br/>#bitcoin #surveillance #kyc #regulation 2026-03-17T02:25:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx0c6t8xpq776kmvqvvnmhfva36tkzprlchj8tr5qhkga77a0jcjqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvnqqytv &#34;There is only one way this vision will materialize, and that is by widespread use of cryptography. Is this technologically possible? Definitely. The obstacles are political—some of the most powerful forces in government are devoted to the control of these tools.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (Crypto Rebels (WIRED), 1993)<br/><br/>#cryptography #privacy #government #politics 2026-03-16T17:04:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrxyewfav44lf89hv58wgxfnwr2zsea2duacjmfec56r0lsp7rzzgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv6ke6xm &#34;Crypto anarchy is not just about avoiding laws. It&#39;s about making certain laws unenforceable, and hence making them obsolete.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (Cypherpunks Mailing List, 1992)<br/><br/>#cryptoanarchy #law #enforcement 2026-03-16T09:00:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8pqx5zg4wf52vujtxk4gd8u4c3n8dfgnnprqdja08xmwgggamkggzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvupdrny &#34;I think the greed and hype and nattering about &#39;to the Moon!&#39; and &#39;HODL&#39; is the biggest hype wagon I&#39;ve ever seen.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (CoinDesk, 2018)<br/><br/>#bitcoin #hype #greed #criticism 2026-03-16T02:40:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0x5ll30jzg4z5vlqjhk7luwuxv0e3vg8v0mg0uc5yuhnnjg6t04gzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrveztcts &#34;The cypherpunk movement provides an intelligible, viable, and effective model of data activism and strategic agency.&#34;<br/><br/>— Patrick D. Anderson (Of Cypherpunks and Sousveillance, 2022)<br/><br/>#cypherpunk #dataactivism #resistance #agency 2026-03-15T16:36:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrwqmpr07p66vqjpz30q2ns86envm7zhaslxawf72yekumexra88czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv4m0s39 &#34;You can&#39;t awaken someone who&#39;s pretending to be asleep.&#34;<br/><br/>— Edward Snowden (Joe Rogan Experience, 2019) 2026-03-15T08:40:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95gmfjlgl3smhctk8t5pl4aaptxq06p8s2kcjhp7aktr4pdjhr3qzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvnc7p7e &#34;Cryptography rearranges power: it configures who can do what, from what. This makes cryptography an inherently political tool, and it confers on the field an intrinsically moral dimension.&#34;<br/><br/>— Phillip Rogaway (The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work, 2015)<br/><br/>#cryptography #politics 2026-03-14T16:35:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwsflt9z7pau8u96qj6k7lavsxp2kqzzlt0yzz46w067cpkuwaaczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvyjhzjl &#34;The Clinton people were ripe for plucking. They didn&#39;t want to alienate the hard-liners. They were intimidated by sudden responsibility. And they were manipulated by the NSA and FBI, who gave them three choices: let crypto run free (and suffer the consequences of people dead in the streets), ban crypto totally (risking riots in Silicon Valley), or take the alleged middle-road, a supposedly plug ready key escrow path that had, well, something for everybody.&#34;<br/><br/>— Steven Levy (The WELL - Crypto Discussion, 2001)<br/><br/>#government #clinton #keyescrow #politics 2026-03-14T02:21:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr39hytrmwxn6szdmkk72fs7akq9euuw47h309lfe9npzd9rmylgqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvkqux7n &#34;You can pay for access to a database, download a program, or have a prescription filled — without anyone being able to trace the transaction back to you.&#34;<br/><br/>— David Chaum (Security Without Identification, 1985)<br/><br/>#privacy #transactions #anonymity 2026-03-13T02:23:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy92kwhf5z8vlc6e903hum84jjpnt4vd9gysrgrjdggtvuvg3jpeszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv388mvj &#34;Advances in information technology have made possible the rise of a truly international currency that does not depend on a central bank.&#34;<br/><br/>— Nick Szabo (Bit Gold, 2005)<br/><br/>#digitalcurrency #centralbank #international 2026-03-12T17:00:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsde20hdcpqqwc3w6jka2ypg3wc6n3lxg3dl68skzwtk2hpxcy4mzgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvthtgu6 &#34;Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society.&#34;<br/><br/>— Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019)<br/><br/>#cash #privacy #autonomy #opensociety 2026-03-12T08:49:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2y978y36zg4hz5ruj0kxnk3kdsn9c956y2zn9trlsfu9nel55gnqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvetpta4 &#34;Mathematics is not the law.&#34;<br/><br/>— Tim May (CoinDesk, 2018)<br/><br/>#mathematics #law #cryptography #philosophy 2026-03-11T16:55:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0lf6dlzar3wuemlf6qje6g8dn7rz7675zxksapzc773330uq34qgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvfjrdv7 &#34;Bitcoin isn&#39;t just money for the internet. It&#39;s a new form of money that is native to the internet.&#34;<br/><br/>— Andreas Antonopoulos (Mastering Bitcoin, 2014)<br/><br/>#bitcoin #internet #money 2026-03-11T08:46:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3eqfqqdch4mqpsj9urxj9e9gnrzeftvn8cfaj4t4uqpf5vmc7wczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvh8rzan &#34;In a world without cash (a bearer and peer-to-peer form of money) all transactions must be necessarily intermediated by financial institutions. Intermediated transactions are by their nature subject to surveillance and control.&#34;<br/><br/>— Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019)<br/><br/>#cash #surveillance #control #intermediation 2026-03-11T02:11:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw9r74ganwqe2ydrld3sezpjv22wf7z0l40fqj7mmkffhl2vmn94szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv0w8nzp &#34;A cashless economy is a surveillance economy.&#34;<br/><br/>— Jerry Brito (The Case for Electronic Cash, 2019)<br/><br/>#cash #surveillance #privacy #economics 2026-03-10T16:57:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstf9hpxtlfjtv78hen224zucanwe0vhxlyvka5e40skdhhxkrtnpczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv27xrft &#34;In one direction lies unprecedented scrutiny and control of people&#39;s lives; in the other, secure parity between individuals and organizations. The shape of society in the next century may depend on which approach predominates.&#34;<br/><br/>— David Chaum (Security Without Identification: Transaction Systems to Make Big Brother Obsolete, 1985)<br/><br/>#privacy #surveillance 2026-03-10T02:12:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8gk57yc98p3lx3qy2evy7lsmu0j24cctgqec4tyzrlp6spk7qcfgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvy7u6wr &#34;We need to make cryptography the solution to the problem: &#39;how do you make surveillance more expensive?&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>— Phillip Rogaway (The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work, 2015)<br/><br/>#cryptography #surveillance #resistance 2026-03-09T08:50:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxc9de6uy03tfs46r3x6pw5fupeld88lz3etxaad2jlpkkf33klfczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvzca2st &#34;Advances in information technology have made possible the rise of a truly international currency that does not depend on a central bank.&#34;<br/><br/>— Nick Szabo (Bit Gold, 2005)<br/><br/>#digitalcurrency #centralbank #international 2026-03-09T02:27:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs87sxdzhdujglyhngl2z9vesezr4z4uaz703064zcugm2wy9dv56czyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv0xypnx &#34;Security is a process, not a product.&#34;<br/><br/>— Bruce Schneier (Secrets and Lies, 2000)<br/><br/>#security 2026-03-08T16:32:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs23nz48klyha002dey605qn9z0tllywtmxesul825qkyn5smsvpsszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv7j5r6q &#34;You may have protected files, but if a subpoena was served to the system manager, it wouldn&#39;t do you any good. The administrators would sell you out, because they&#39;d have no interest in going to jail.&#34;<br/><br/>— Whitfield Diffie (Crypto Rebels (WIRED), 1993)<br/><br/>#privacy #trust #decentralization #security 2026-03-08T08:35:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswesmkdlr2xttqyt4l3ucg9yqkd54vu77p582y6uwvl2jktmgdzrgzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvwf873j &#34;End-to-end encryption should be the default for all communication.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (Signal blog, 2016)<br/><br/>#encryption #privacy 2026-03-08T02:26:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyvufxxuc7782sp2ujet6zpdj6c38ec7aa3j6tuhdndmssrne6s9szyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvqqj4v7 &#34;The keyboard is the great equalizer — better than the Glock .45.&#34;<br/><br/>— St. Jude (Jude Milhon) (Modem Grrrl (Wired), 1995)<br/><br/>#technology #empowerment #equality #defense 2026-03-07T16:31:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgus6lrtyvyqh3z36yr8fjnsgwq54pdv2wuftk38qhvcg83s5gdtqzyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv40v8cw &#34;How can we translate the freedom afforded by the Internet to ordinary life?&#34;<br/><br/>— Jim Bell (Assassination Politics, 1997)<br/><br/>#freedom #internet #cypherpunk 2026-03-07T08:35:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf5ce3jvt6d64fr3nd3a0rd52efur69hayvcjzpey7yfe08pmmtkszyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrvrnez4q &#34;Privacy is the foundation that allows freedom of speech, thought, and association to thrive. Without it, these freedoms exist only on paper and can&#39;t be exercised in practice in a meaningful way.&#34;<br/><br/>— Zooko Wilcox (Cypherpunk Technologies Press Release, 2023)<br/><br/>#privacy #freespeech #freedom 2026-03-07T02:08:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8mem0ppnjyyadtukdkfp75uhgvsy05lq69xm2l8w9rhpu7h7p9tczyzfwf4azymgkuwj0enwqn633gfmtlgrsmvmrcuj6zpq0v760q9wrv5lsh58 &#34;Tracking everyone is no longer inconceivable, and is in fact happening all the time.&#34;<br/><br/>— Moxie Marlinspike (We Should All Have Something To Hide, 2013)<br/><br/>#surveillance #tracking #privacy #warning 2026-03-06T08:41:32Z