Even if it is a widely deployed peice of information such as a CERT advisory the proceeding argument still applies. It is far better to run the risk of minor duplication in exchange for having the information out where it is needed than act conservatively about occasional doubling up on content. This list is not intended to be about cracking systems or exploiting their vunerabilities. It is about defining, recognizing, and preventing use of security holes and risks. All too often technology is way ahead of the law and society as it presents us with new devices and applications.
Technology can enhance and detract from privacy.
Covers many issues of the computer underground. The cypherpunks list is a forum for discussing personal defenses for privacy in the digital domain. It is a high volume mailing list. There is an announcements list which is moderated and has low volume. Announcements for physical cypherpunks meetings, new software and important developments will be posted there.