Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Shivasankari - GoodreadsSteven Levy always does a good job of making a complex and potentially dry subject readable for a wide audience, using an approach similar to the approach he took in Hackers; he uses the personal ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Don - GoodreadsIn-depth coverage of a complicated story. Some reviewers have commented on its excessive length and it certainly is longer than absolutely necessary. That said, much of the material helps show how the ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Tastewar - GoodreadsSteven Levy knows how to tell a good story. It undoubtedly helps that I do have interest in the subject matter, but Levy brings the personalities involved to life as well. Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Peter - GoodreadsI read this book several years back, and found it a fascinating history of cryptography, particularly in the modern age. I read it shortly after reading Cryptonomicon for the first time. If you find ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Matthew - GoodreadsReads almost like a spy novel. Fascinating history of the development of public crytography and the NSA's attempt to squash it. Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Brian - GoodreadsGreat book and wonderfully easy to read without being so dumbed down that it is an insult to moderately educated people. It read at times like a magazine article - a little too much forced drama to ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Recensione dell'utente - Jonathanstray Stray - GoodreadsOk, I liked it partially because it mentions stuff I was involved in (Cypherpunks RC5 crack, 1996. I contributed 5% of the total machine time by running the crack nights on 64 machines at Alias in Toronto. The sysadmin was very understanding when I got caught.) Leggi recensione completa
