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On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 6:39 PM, John Young <jya at pipeline.com> wrote:
> There are indeed similarities of the crypto advocacy crowd with
> advocates of guns, which figures because both are classified
> as munitions and serve similar purposes.
>
> Gun control could be linked to crypto control, and some cpunks,
> in early days at least, emphasized the parallel. "My cold dead hands"
> was invoked for gun self-protection and passphrase for privacy
> protection.

Early days? You must have missed the cpunks threads on this
in the last year... search for NRA. The similarities between the
two groups and their missions and environments are remarkable to
the point they should consider partnering for towards mutual benefit.


> Other parallels can be seen between cryptographers and weapons
> manufacturers pursuing commercial, governmental and user
> markets with sales pitches tuned to each category. Dual use
> an essential feature, duplicity and dual hats too.
>
> Could be more coming in regulation of cryptographers like gun
> manufacturers and dealers. And best, the black market and
> underground and warfare tools merchants and of course
> informants and betrayers.