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Pluralistic: Hold on for dear life (28 May 2026)
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Hold on for dear life: Not your keys, not your wallet, entirely your problem.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on May 28, 2026June 1, 2026Categories UncategorizedTags bitcoin, crime, cryptocurrency, dshr, kidnapping, reidentification, rubber hose cryptanalysis, rule of law, wrench attacks1 Comment on Pluralistic: Hold on for dear life (28 May 2026)
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Podcasting "The Best Defense Against Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis": The cypherpunks were wrong (but also right)
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022Categories UncategorizedTags cryptocurrency, cypherpunks, digital rights, human rights, podcasts, rubber hose cryptanalysis, spoken word1 Comment on Pluralistic: 04 Apr 2022
The Best Defense Against Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis
The cypherpunks were wrong (but also right)
Listen to those who extol the virtues of blockchain and cryptocurrency and pretty soon, you’ll hear about the power of cryptocurrency to resist tyranny.
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Author Cory DoctorowPosted on March 27, 2022October 14, 2023Categories MediumTags corruption, cypherpunks, financial secrecy, human rights, rubber hose cryptanalysis
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