John Young (Cryptome)

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John Young is a controversial Internet activist, best known for his creation and maintenance of cryptome.org. Cryptome is a web-based mirror of government information, memorandums, policy documents, and records.

In his capacity as administrator of Cryptome, Young has courted controversy, receiving visits from the FBI[1], subpoenas[2], Slashdot interviews [3], and a recent attack in Reader's Digest[4].

Public opinion on Cryptome is varied. Stewart Baker, former general counsel for the National Security Agency, opined to Reader's Digest: "If the material is leaked to you, you can probably publish that ... unfortunately, it's not illegal to be a jerk."

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