In 2008, the Bitcoin paper unleashed a new idea on the world which, in hindsight, looks stupendously obvious, and in retrospect it seems surprising that nobody thought of it earlier. But more than the core concept behind a blockchain or a crypto asset, there is a fundamentally different underlying philosophy of the meaning of property being contemplated by decentralization.
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Why the Encryption “Debate” Is Stupid
In the news, and in Congress lately, there has been a substantial amount of discussion about encryption. From the Apple-FBI scuffle over decrypting iPhones, to WhatsApp’s decision to adopt encryption, to Congress recent bill to end encryption by another name, the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, encryption is a major issue in America today.
But at the end of the day, the encryption issue simply does not have two sides. There is a mathematically justified side, and a side that doesn’t know what they’re talking about. You cannot just refuse to accept mathematical reality and demand a different answer from the universe.
The Machine Ethic 