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I don't know enough about Moxie Marlinspike or Signal to really have an opinion, and was hoping to maybe learn something by reading this but I'm afraid this is

• spurgu 6y ago
  Yeah this might be appreciated way more by those who have some kind of "connection" with/to him already. I first learned about Moxie by watching his sailing documentary Hold Fast[0] (I'm an avid sailor in a similar low-tech gritty way as him) although I just thought he was some random dude. It was only years later, after having used Signal for some while that I actually made the connection. I have lots of respect for the man and love his thinking, writing and outlook on things. His blog[1] has a lot of good reads. [0] https://vimeo.com/15351476 https://vimeo.com/15351476 [1] https://moxie.org/blog/ https://moxie.org/blog/
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• PH01 6y ago
  What is it about cryptography that creates a tendency toward hagiographies? During the Snowden Leaks the same thing happened with Jacob Appelbaum and Julian Assange. There was no critical analysis on what they were actually doing or a lot of the advice they were giving people. It's almost like the field somehow requires a defacto head who conveniently fits the media stereotype.