<generalization>
I'm not sure Brin is "distrustful" of encryption as such, so much
as he is disdainful of the cypherpunk community in particular, and
frankly I tend to agree. As much as I admire encryption technology
itself, and welcome its consequences such as electronic trade and
elimination of copyrights, the community of cypherpunks itself has
always struck me as a bit juvenile and paranoid. I don't have that
big a hard-on for privacy, and most of the people I've met who do
just aren't as interesting as people who are less concerned.
</generalization>
It is also worth noting that the technologies of strong encryption
are just as useful at ensuring openness as privacy.
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