cypherpunk movement
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The cypherpunk movement is a loose collective of activists, technologists, and cryptographers who advocate for widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as tools for social and political change.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cypherpunk movement canonical | 6 |
| Cypherpunk movement | 1 |
| crypto-anarchism | 1 |
| cypherpunk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19401755 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cypherpunk movement Context triple: [Adam Back, associatedWith, cypherpunk movement]
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Cypherpunks mailing list
The Cypherpunks mailing list was an influential online forum of cryptography enthusiasts and privacy advocates whose discussions and software helped shape the modern digital privacy and cypherpunk movements.
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B.
authoring "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto"
Eric Hughes is a mathematician, programmer, and founding member of the cypherpunk movement, best known for articulating its principles of privacy and cryptography in the influential essay "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto."
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C.
Crypto Forum Research Group
The Crypto Forum Research Group is an IRTF research group that focuses on the development, analysis, and guidance for the use of modern cryptographic mechanisms in Internet protocols.
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D.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and defending public-interest journalism and press freedom in the digital age.
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E.
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace is a 1996 manifesto by John Perry Barlow that asserts the autonomy of the internet from government regulation and traditional nation-state control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cypherpunk movement Target entity description: The cypherpunk movement is a loose collective of activists, technologists, and cryptographers who advocate for widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as tools for social and political change.
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A.
Cypherpunks mailing list
The Cypherpunks mailing list was an influential online forum of cryptography enthusiasts and privacy advocates whose discussions and software helped shape the modern digital privacy and cypherpunk movements.
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B.
authoring "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto"
Eric Hughes is a mathematician, programmer, and founding member of the cypherpunk movement, best known for articulating its principles of privacy and cryptography in the influential essay "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto."
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C.
Crypto Forum Research Group
The Crypto Forum Research Group is an IRTF research group that focuses on the development, analysis, and guidance for the use of modern cryptographic mechanisms in Internet protocols.
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D.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Freedom of the Press Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and defending public-interest journalism and press freedom in the digital age.
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E.
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
The Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace is a 1996 manifesto by John Perry Barlow that asserts the autonomy of the internet from government regulation and traditional nation-state control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: cypherpunk movement
linked to: cypherpunk movement
linked to: cypherpunk movement