The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work

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Cryptography rearranges power: it configures who can do what, from what. This makes cryptography an inherently political tool, and it confers on the field an intrinsically moral dimension.

The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work Preamble Part 1: Social responsibility of scientists and engineers A famous manifesto Two modes of behaving politically Implicit politics Overt politics The ethic of responsibility Historical events shaping the ethic of responsibility The good scientist The ethic of responsibility in decline Technological optimism Conclusion to part 1 Part 2: The political character of cryptographic work Scientist or spy? Academic cryptography used to be more political Stripping out the politics Children of [Chaum81] and [GM82]. The cypherpunks Cryptography favors whom

The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work

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