crypto-anarchism en · NOUN
Etymology
From crypto- + anarchism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The 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:
- (uncountable) The realization of anarchy in cyberspace.
Relateds
cryptoanarchy · crypto-anarchist
Translations (2)
pt criptoanarquismo (discipline concerned with communication security) · de Krypto-Anarchismus (discipline concerned with communication security)