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Everything filed under privacy privacy Everything filed under cryptography cryptography Everything filed under Telegram Telegram Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The fundamental threat to freedom is the power to coerce, whether held by a monarch, dictator, oligarchy or momentary majority The fundamental threat to freedom is thepower to coerce, whether held by amonarch, dictator, oligarchy or momentarymajority MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is rare and delicate, and its great threat is the concentration of power — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is rare and delicate, andits great threat is theconcentration of power MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest enemies of freedom are fear and greed; make peace with the worst that can happen and there is nothing left to be afraid of. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest enemies of freedom arefear and greed; make peace with theworst that can happen and there isnothing left to be afraid of. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Central planning leads to dictatorship because dictatorship is the most effective tool of coercion and enforcing ideals — tap to centre the map on it Central planning leads todictatorship because dictatorship isthe most effective tool of coercionand enforcing ideals FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead — tap to centre the map on it Having internalized the oppressor'simage, the oppressed fear freedom,which would demand autonomy andresponsibility instead PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free — tap to centre the map on it Whoever refuses to obey the generalwill must be compelled by the wholebody, which means being forced to befree JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: The right to privacy is fundamental; without it people cannot feel fully free and protected. — tap to centre the map on it The right to privacy is fundamental;without it people cannot feel fullyfree and protected. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are BS Bruce Schneier — holds since 2006-05-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: For Machiavelli a man who can be killed on somebody's word is a slave, and a man protected by a system — however unfair that system is — is free. — tap to centre the map on it For Machiavelli a man who can bekilled on somebody's word is aslave, and a man protected by asystem — however unfair that systemis — is free. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jun 2026 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it A company can lead its industry onvalues like privacy and user respectwithout actually excelling at them Last stated 6 months ago 1 Apr 2026 MA Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers. — tap to centre the map on it A company that leaks privateinformation faces far morereputational and legal danger thanone that gives wrong answers. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 HD Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction. — tap to centre the map on it A company's terms of service cannotenlarge or shrink yourconstitutional privacy rights ineither direction. Last stated 10 months ago 16 Dec 2025 OK Orin Kerr — holds since 2025-12-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every one-to-one Telegramchat, and every group chat, isreadable on Telegram’s own servers. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Aug 2024 MG Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it Arresting Pavel Durov was a historicwrong and a gigantic PR mistake thatwill keep founders from building inFrance. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything thanyield to government pressure toblock channels, because submittingto something fundamentally wrongbreaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sufficiently large random reversible circuit is plausibly a secure cryptographic permutation, while a large random irreversible circuit collapses to only a few possible outputs. — tap to centre the map on it A sufficiently large randomreversible circuit is plausibly asecure cryptographic permutation,while a large random irreversiblecircuit collapses to only a fewpossible outputs. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accurate time synchronization is a critical system function because it underlies cryptographic verification protocols like TLS. — tap to centre the map on it Accurate time synchronization is acritical system function because itunderlies cryptographic verificationprotocols like TLS. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI labs are extremely dependent on chain-of-thought monitoring, which may not last much longer as models edge into steganographic obfuscation. — tap to centre the map on it AI labs are extremely dependent onchain-of-thought monitoring, whichmay not last much longer as modelsedge into steganographicobfuscation. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The fundamental threat to freedom is the power to coerce, whether held by a monarch, dictator, oligarchy or momentary majority Last stated c. 1962 Holds Milton Friedman Read this korrent →