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Afforess on June 21, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: CIA Director John Brennan Pretends Foreign Cryptog...

"Crypto Wars" is a historical term, not slang or embellishment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars

nxzero on June 21, 2016 [–]

Yes, I know, and it is an embellishment if you believe crypto was/is the solution.

Calling it a crypto war is missing the point and the solution; in fact, the link you provide shows that the focus on crypto was a mistake.

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