Interesting read with lots of references: [WayBack] The Cryptowars, twenty years ago – The Isoblog.
My TL;DR:
- the current cryptowar is very similar to 20 years ago
- back then it was won by the people
- current outcome is unclear (but the rules of math cannot be changed)
- Laws/Rules/Postulates:
- John Gilmore
- »The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.«
- Shoshana Zuboff
- »Everything that can be automated will be automated.«
- »Everything that can be informated will be informated.«
- »Every digital application that can be used for surveillance and control will be used for surveillance and control.«
- John Gilmore
- Kristian:
- »20 years later, the Cryptowar is still a thing. It will never be over.«
–jeroen
via: [WayBack] So as a society, we are having the same conversation for 20 years now, and we won’t really make progress here because of Zuboff’s law. – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+
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