John Young, co-founder of the influential internet archive Cryptome, passed away at 89 on March 28. Celebrated for his dedication to transparency, Young, alongside partner Deborah Natsios, created Cryptome, which played a pivotal role in shaping online transparency and inspired initiatives like WikiLeaks. His radicalization during the 1968 Columbia protests against government secrecy profoundly shaped his worldview. With an early interest in cryptology and digital technology, Young became an advocate for open information, significantly impacting the digital rights landscape.
"A quarter of a century later, the idea of Cryptome was born. Young was an early adopter of computer-aided design and was watching the birth of the internet firsthand in the early 1990s."
"John and I both found our shared defiance of government secrecy had sprung from intensely lived experience..."
"Cryptome was set up by Young and his partner Deborah Natsios, who were architects living in New York..."
"Before WikiLeaks, OpenLeaks, BayFiles, or Transparency Toolkit, there was Cryptome - an open internet archive that inspired them all..."
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