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Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

By Steven Levy

Book information

Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year
2002
ISBN
0140244328, 9780140244328
Open Library ID
OL7351092M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2113271 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
368\429
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

If you've ever made a secure purchase with your credit card over the Internet, then you have seen cryptography, or "crypto," in action. From Steven Levy-the author who made "hackers" a household word-comes this account of a revolution that is already affecting every citizen in the twenty-first century. Crypto tells the inside story of how a group of "crypto rebels"-nerds and visionaries turned freedom fighters-teamed up with corporate interests to beat Big Brother and ensure our privacy on the Internet. Levy's history of one of the most controversial and important topics of the digital age reads like the best futuristic fiction. "Gripping and illuminating." (The Wall Street Journal)

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