What HBO won´t tell you about Len Sassaman...

What was he working on?🧵👇

Len Sassaman built the first working mixnet called Mixmaster.
Mixmaster allowed you to send email anonymously or pseudonymously and added protection against traffic analysis.

The next generation of privacy infrastructure.

Len Sassaman built the first working mixnet called Mixmaster.
Mixmaster allowed you to send email anonymously or pseudonymously and added protection against traffic analysis.
http://mixmaster.sourceforge.net

In his own words: "My research is centered around the topic of privacy enhancing technologies. In particular, I am focused on both attacking and defending anonymous communication systems"

In 2004 he wrote the paper:
"Comparison between Two Practical Mix Designs"  with Nym Chief Scientist Claudia Diaz

In 2004 he wrote the paper:
"Comparison between Two Practical Mix Designs"  with Nym Chief Scientist Claudia Diaz https://web.archive.org/web/20110928092857/https://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/publications/article-98.pdf

-Was Len Sassaman Satoshi?  We do not know.
-Was Len Sassaman critical of bitcoin´s lack of privacy?  Yes
-Was Len Sassaman building the the basis of mixnet systems that Nym is continuing to build today? Yes

Will HBO talk about Len Sassaman vast research on privacy technology or only on theories around the hunt for Satoshi? We will see....

In his own words: "My research is centered around the topic of privacy enhancing technologies. In particular, I am focused on both attacking and defending anonymous communication systems"
http://len.sassaman.net