From: nobody@jpunix.com (Anonymous)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 13:51:32 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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> That being said let it be known that I consider the following as a
> "Cypherpunk victory."
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> 1.  Complete freedom of technology, particularly encryption technology,
	       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> regulated only by market forces.  This implies the lack of import/export
> restrictions, and a complete absence of projects designed to limit
			       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> technology, or to standardize it for nefarious ends like Clipper.
  ^^^^^^^^^^

I think you overgeneralize.  No limits on toxic waste incinerators, low-mileage automobiles, unsafe medical devices, genetically tampered food, or nuclear reactors?  "Market forces" in such cases positively encourage dangerous technology (e.g. incinerators are superficially cheap) or are marked by their inability to distinguish the good from the crap (e.g. medical devices).

We agree about crypto, but not all tech is crypto.  :)


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