Cybersecurity
Privacy, surveillance, and the crypto wars
For most of the twentieth century, strong cryptography was largely confined to governments, militaries, and a small group of specialists.
Corinthian
March 18, 2026
For most of the twentieth century, strong cryptography was largely confined to governments, militaries, and a small group of specialists.
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When people think of cryptography, they often imagine secrecy. Encrypted messages, hidden conversations, locked files. But much of modern cryptography
For centuries, cryptography relied on a shared secret. If two parties wanted to communicate securely, they first had to agree
Security research is one of the areas where open source has had the deepest and most complex impact. Tools built
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Before the 1970s, secure communication depended on shared secret keys. Two parties had to agree on a key in advance,
As hacking matured, curiosity gave way to rigour. The underground began to intersect with academia, security research labs, and vendor
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