The relationship between "institutions" and "cypherpunk" is complex and needs to be understood properly. In truth, institutions (both governments and corporations) are neither guaranteed friend nor foe.Exhibit A: https://t.co/PyTcxu1lkV European Union seeking to aggressively support open sourceExhibit B: https://t.co/RUQvp0nh1B European Union bureaucrats want Chat Control (mandatory encryption backdoors)Exhibit C: the Patriot Act (which, we must note, _neither party_ now expresses much interest in repealing ...