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n. (plural of cypherpunk English)
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Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet is a 2012 book by Julian Assange, in discussion with Internet activists and cypherpunks Jacob Appelbaum, Andy Müller-Maguhn and Jérémie Zimmermann. Its primary topic is society's relationship with information security. In the book, the authors warn that the Internet has become a tool of the police state, and that the world is inadvertently heading toward a form of totalitarianism. They promote the use of cryptography to protect against state surveillance.
In the introduction, Assange says that the book is "not a manifesto... [but] a warning." He told Guardian journalist Decca Aitkenhead: Assange later wrote in The Guardian: "Strong cryptography is a vital tool in fighting state oppression." saying that was the message of his book, Cypherpunks.
Cypherpunks is published by OR Books. Its content derives from discussions in June 2012 with Appelbaum, Müller-Maguhn and Zimmermann on Assange's TV show World Tomorrow.
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Knowledgeable persons will probably perceive similarities between the cypherpunks and the Secret Admirers, however intelligent readers should keep in mind that this is a work of fiction and that the two groups cannot be simply equated.
Some of the characters espouse religious/spiritual views that many Cypherpunks will find ludicrous.
I hope that this document has covered most of the questions that readers of the Cypherpunks list are likely to have.