Podcasting “The Best Defense Against Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis”

The cypherpunks were wrong (but also right)

Cory Doctorow

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A medieval engraving of a prisoner being tortured on a rack; in the background is a waterfall effect from The Matrix.

This week on my podcast, I read my Medium column, “The Best Defense Against Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis,” about what the cypherpunks got wrong, what they got right, and what that says about claims that cryptocurrency will defend us from tyranny:

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