90's cryptowar

[Andre_Goldman]

I know it is a very serious topic.

Encryption Policy and Freedom of the Press
Interesting law journal article: "Encryption and the Press Clause," by D. Victoria Barantetsky.
Abstract: Almost twenty years ago, a hostile debate over whether government could regulate encryption -- later named the Crypto Wars -- seized the country. At the center of this debate stirred one simple question: is encryption protected speech?

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/04/encryption_poli.html

but I would like to hear some funny situations regards crypto war...

I hope we can talk in a relaxed manner like DEF CON 



DEF CON 23 - Bruce Schneier - Questions and Answers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjopJ-_vAUE


ps
Most of the time I have fun while reading the code (and the comments, sometimes some functions name
like that at GnuPG souce code

Code:

if (!err)
    bump_key_eventcounter ();
@trustlist.c

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[andrew24p]

reading over the old mailing lists of people who now are big in the bitcoin space is pretty funny. Even back then they were disagreeing on the nature of crypto and where it was going to go.

[Andre_Goldman]

reading over the old mailing lists of people who now are big in the bitcoin space is pretty funny. Even back then they were disagreeing on the nature of crypto and where it was going to go.

Indeed, sometimes we can spot the "ego"