[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
<[email protected]> coordinating work on public-key
encryption freeware, privacy, and digital cash. See also {tentacle}.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Matrix}{tentacle}]