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Re: The Four Horsemen
Mats Bergstrom wrote:
> >From the recent essay "Anarchy" by T.C. May:
>
> The use of encryption by "evil" groups, such as
> child pornographers, terrorists, abortionists, abor-
> tion protestors, etc., is cited by those who wish to
> limit civilian access to crypto tools. We call these the
> "Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse", as they are so
> often cited as the reason why ordinary citizen-units
> of the nation-state are not to have access to crypto.
>
> A problem with the Four Horsemen is the various definitions
> currently in use on the Net. Two of them are generally agreed
> upon: Drug Dealer and Terrorist. Usually either Pedophile or
> Pornographer is the third. The fourth varies the most: Tax
> Evader, Spy etc. Abortionist and Abortionist-Killer are new
> prospects.
>
> Who were the Original Four? (No, I'm not asking about White,
I probably should have been more careful in explicitly listing the
"main candidates" for the Four Horsemen:
- Terrorists
- Drug Dealers
- Money Launderers
- Child Pornographers
Others may have different lists, but these are the main "threats"
suggested by most. My reference to "abortionists, abortion protestors"
was to show that _both_ sides of the issue consider the other side to be
a threat.
--Tim May
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