Goodbye To The Man Who Predicted Our Future: Tim May

In December 2018, at the age of 67, Tim May passed away. He was one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement and predicted the future through his Crypto Anarchist Manifesto. The movement began in 1992 when Tim wrote an open letter:

Within his Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, Tim could see a new world which was increasingly untrusted and where true online identities would mean much more than credit ratings:

Computer technology is on the verge of providing the ability for individuals and groups to communicate and interact with each other in a totally anonymous manner. Two persons may exchange messages, conduct business, and negotiate electronic contracts without ever knowing the True Name, or legal identity, of the other. Interactions over networks will be untraceable, via extensive re- routing of encrypted packets and tamper-proof boxes which implement cryptographic protocols with nearly perfect assurance against any tampering. Reputations will be of central importance, far more important in dealings than even the credit ratings of today.

For him a new digital world was taking over and it was one where governments and regulations would…