crypto-anarchism

English

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ anarchism.

Noun

crypto-anarchism (uncountable)

1. (computing, political science) The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.
   • 2017 June 4, Jamie Bartlett, “Forget far-right populism – crypto-anarchists are the new masters”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     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.

2. (political science) The realization of anarchy in cyberspace.

Related terms

• crypto-anarchist
• cryptoanarchy

Translations

discipline concerned with communication security

• German: Krypto-Anarchismus f
• Portuguese: criptoanarquismo f