Meanings
nouncrypto-anarchism (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputingThe belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.
The rise of crypto-anarchism might be good news for individual users – and there are plenty working on ways of using this technology for decent social purposes – but it’s also bad news for governments.
2017 June 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters”, in The Observer - uncountablepolitical scienceThe realization of anarchy in cyberspace.
Origin
Translations
German Krypto-Anarchismus
- Krypto-Anarchismusdiscipline concerned with communication security
Portuguese criptoanarquismo
- criptoanarquismodiscipline concerned with communication security
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