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cryptolibertarianism en · NOUN

Etymology

From crypto- + libertarianism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A libertarian philosophy which centres the role of cryptography in privacy, freedom, and decentralisation.
   • Parekh is also known as an advocate of what is dubbed 'cryptolibertarianism', which advocates radical personal and corporate liberty backed by strong cryptography as the ultimate guarantee of privacy. 1998 July 14, Dan Tebbutt, “Crypto-Warrior”, in Australian Personal Computer, volume XCI, number 24, page 9:
   • It follows anarchistic fantasies which often assume the forms of crypto-libertarianism, combined with a belief in the freedom of the markets and civil liberties without the presence of the state. 2023, Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski, “EU Citizenship and the Young People in the Peripheral Areas of East Central Europe: Three Recommendations for Research on Citizenship”, in Astrid Lorenz, Lisa H. Anders, editors, EU Citizenship Beyond Urban Centres: Perceptions and Practices of Young People in East Central European Peripheral Areas, page 241:
   • Activist internet culture shrouded what used to be a shadowy intelligence tactic in a new, star-spangled cloak of crypto-libertarianism. 2020, Thomas Rid, Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare, unnumbered page:

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cryptolibertarian