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Most were list regulars, although not all would call themselves cypherpunks. Wikileaks founder julian assanges newest book cypherpunks. Wikileaks came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by u. Assange, famous for his hacktivism, used a decidedly lowtech medium for his latest polemic. Under his leadership, wikileaks has published over 10 million documents and. Julian assange, a wellknown cypherpunk who advocates for the use of cryptography to ensure privacy on the internet cypherpunks list participants included many notable computer industry figures. Julian assange, the editorinchief of and visionary behind wikileaks, has been a leading voice in the cypherpunk movemen.
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