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The creator of Bitcoin was quite clear of his political motivations [1]:

[1] http://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography@metzdowd.com/msg099...

As for PGP, Phil Zimmerman was even clearer in his intentions [2]:

[2] http://www.pgpi.org/doc/whypgp/en/

Technology is a response to politics as well as a catalyst for political change. To attempt to "de-politify" technology as a matter of course is like castrating a prize bull.



Death of the author. What a tool is made for is irrelevant to its use.




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