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'''Eric Hughes''' is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and [[cypherpunk]]. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, alongside, [[Timothy C. May]] and [[John Gilmore (activist)|John Gilmore]].<ref name="passcode">{{cite web |
'''Eric Hughes''' is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and [[cypherpunk]]. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, alongside, [[Timothy C. May]] and [[John Gilmore (activist)|John Gilmore]].<ref name="passcode">{{cite web |
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The May/June 1993 issue of ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' featured a cover photo of three masked cypherpunks, of which Hughes was one.<ref name="passcode" /> |
The May/June 1993 issue of ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' featured a cover photo of three masked cypherpunks, of which Hughes was one.<ref name="passcode" /><ref>{{cite web |
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On September 27, 2012, Hughes delivered the keynote address, ''Putting the Personal Back in Personal Computers'', at the Amsterdam [[CryptoParty]].<ref>{{cite web |
On September 27, 2012, Hughes delivered the keynote address, ''Putting the Personal Back in Personal Computers'', at the Amsterdam [[CryptoParty]].<ref>{{cite web |
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Eric Hughes is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and cypherpunk. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, alongside, Timothy C. May and John Gilmore.[1][2] He is notable for founding and administering the Cypherpunk mailing list,[3] authoring A Cypherpunk's Manifesto,[4] creating and hosting the first anonymous remailer,[1][5][6][7] and coining the motto, "Cypherpunks write code".[5]
The May/June 1993 issue of Wired featured a cover photo of three masked cypherpunks, of which Hughes was one.[1][8]
On September 27, 2012, Hughes delivered the keynote address, Putting the Personal Back in Personal Computers, at the Amsterdam CryptoParty.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c Thomas Rid (20 July 2016). "The cypherpunk revolution". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29.
- ^ Robert Manne (March 2011). "The Cypherpunk Revolutionary: Julian Assange". The Monthly. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ Steven Levy (1 June 1994). "Anonymously Yours — How to Launder Your E-mail". Wired.
- ^ Eric Hughes. "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto". Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ a b Jamie Bartlett (March–April 2016). "Cypherpunks Write Code". American Scientist. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ Tom Jennings (1992). "Thoughts on Security and Authentication for Email Systems". FidoNews. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
Anyways, security is more than cryptographic strength. Turns out, there's a way around this: anonymous remailers. In a private Internet mailing list Eric Hughes came up with a trick to anonymously remail messages…
- ^ Timothy C. May (11 November 1992). "Hackers Conference Report". Cypherpunks. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09.
Eric Hughes, a mathematician who worked briefly for David Chaum's 'DigiCash' outfit, described anonymous remailers implemented in Perl and now running.
- ^ Anna Goldwater Alexander (9 October 2018). "Our Favorite 25 WIRED Covers of All Time".
- ^ "Cryptoparty-Bewegung: Die Cypherpunks sind zurück". Der Spiegel. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ^ Cory Doctorow (12 October 2012). "CryptoParty: like a Tupperware party for learning crypto". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
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