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The discussion then shifts toward the origins of the cypherpunk movement. The interviewee reveals their early involvement as a teenager exploring computer networks and hacking, which was their entry point into internet activism and privacy advocacy. Recognizing the importance of civil liberties in the nascent internet age, they started a security consulting business and became heavily involved in the early battles around encryption control, notably fights over Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and related technologies.