Heiko Recktenwald via nettime-l on Mon, 26 May 2025 00:48:10 +0200 (CEST)


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Re: <nettime> RIP John


As far as I remember this is not true:

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The feds launched an investigation into Zimmermann and PGP under the Arms Export Control Act. That investigation was dropped and the source code was eventually published in print, but it inspired Young to launch Cryptome in 1996.

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He got some info on Echelon. Surveillance of all telecom traffic to the US. Here are the details in German:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echelon


H.

Am 25.05.25 um 18:37 schrieb Jaromil via nettime-l:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/24/john_young_obituary/

I will miss his sarcastic comments here.


Yes, H.

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