Cypherpunk Movement Bibliography

Bibliography

As maintained by Web3Privacy Now:

https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/library

• The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, Timothy May, 1988: The Manifesto envisions a future where individuals can communicate and conduct transactions anonymously, outside the control of governments and centralized institutions. It highlights the potential for cryptography to fundamentally alter the nature of government regulation and societal structures.

URL = https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/crypto-anarchist-manifesto/

• The Cypherpunk Manifesto, Eric Huges, 1993: The Manifesto advocates for privacy in the digital age, distinguishing it from secrecy. It emphasizes using cryptography and anonymous systems to protect privacy, arguing that individuals must defend themselves and safeguard personal information.

URL = https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

• Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities, Timothy C. May, 1994: The essay argues that strong cryptography and virtual networks will transform economic and social systems, enabling untraceable communications, anonymous identities, and decentralized finance. This technological shift challenges government control and fosters a new era of personal freedom and privacy in cyberspace.

URL = https://nakamotoinstitute.org/library/virtual-communities/

• The Cyphernomicon, Timothy C. May, 1994: An extensive FAQ and philosophical document by Tim May that outlines the principles, goals, and technological foundations of the Cypherpunk movement.

URL = https://hackmd.io/@jmsjsph/TheCyphernomicon

• Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, John Perry Barlow, 1996: The co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that governments have no authority in the digital realm. He advocates for a free, self-governing cyberspace, independent of traditional legal constraints, and calls for a more humane and fair digital world beyond government control.

URL = https://www.eff.org/it/cyberspace-independence

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Books on Cryptography, Privacy and Technology

As recommended by the Web3 Privacy Academy:

1. Surveillance Capitalism / Shoshana Zuboff /
2. Platform Capitalism / Nick Srnicek /
3. After the Internet / Tiziana Terranova /
4. Algorithms of Resistance: The Everyday Fight against Platform Power / Tiziano Bonini, Emiliano Treré /
5. Cypherpunks / Julian Assange /
6. Cypherpunk Ethics / Patrick D Anderson /
7. Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear / Michael Bazzell /
8. Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology & Democracy / Glen Weyl, Audrey Tang /
9. What Is Enlightenment?: Google, Wikileaks, and the Reorganization of the World / Assange /
10. Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information / Frank Pasquale /
11. The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence / Matteo Pasquinelli /
12. The Bleeding Edge: Why Technology Turns Toxic in an Unequal World /
13. Extreme Privacy / @IntelTechniques /
14. The Art of Invisibility / @kevinmitnick /
15. The Metric We: On the Quantification of the Social / Steffen Mau / s
16. Inhuman Power: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism / Nick Dyer-Witheford, Atle Mikkola Kjøsen, James Steinhoff /
17. Why Privacy Matters / Neil Richards /
18. The Fight for Privacy / Danielle Citron /
19. Data Driven / Karen Levy /
20. Privacy Is Power / Carissa Véliz /
21. Crypto / @StevenLevy /
22. Means of Control / @ByronTau /
23. This Machine Kills Secrets / @a_greenberg /
24. The Internet Con, Choke Point Capitalism, and How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism / @doctorow / t
25. Your Face Belongs to Us / @kashhill /
26. Coding Democracy / @maureenwebb /