Patrick D. Anderson

Cypherpunk Ethics (eBook, ePUB)

Radical Ethics for the Digital Age

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Cypherpunk Ethics explores the moral worldview of the cypherpunks, a movement that advocates the use of strong digital cryptography - or crypto, for short - to defend individual privacy and promote institutional transparency in the digital age.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000613513
• Artikelnr.: 63747154

Autorenporträt

Patrick D. Anderson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities at Central State University, USA, and editor-in-chief of the WikiLeaks Bibliography.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; Privacy for the Weak, Transparency for the Powerful; Hackers, Cyberpunks, and Cypherpunks; Toward a Cypherpunk Ethics; 2. Crypto!; Introduction; A Brief Introduction to Cryptography; The Public Key Crypto Revolution; Digital Crypto as a Convivial Tool; Conclusion; 3. Cypherpunk Meta-Ethics; Introduction; Timothy May's Crypto Anarchy; Julian Assange's Crypto Justice; Conclusion; 4. Cypherpunk Theories of the State; Introduction; Crypto Anarchy and Libertarian Society; Crypto Justice and the Cybernetic State; Conclusion; 5. Privacy for the Weak; Introduction; Data, Surveillance, Crypto; Anarchy, Justice, Privacy; Cryptocurrencies as Anarchist Cash; Conclusion; 6. Transparency for the Powerful; Introduction; Information, Markets, and Information Markets; WikiLeaks I: Leaks and Conspiracies; WikiLeaks II: Scientific Journalism; Conclusion; 7. Information Wants to be Free; Introduction; On Censorship; On "Intellectual Property"; On Free Software and Open Access; Conclusion; 8. Conclusion; A Tale of Two Cryptographers; Toward a Convivial Future; References; Index

---

1. Introduction
Privacy for the Weak, Transparency for the Powerful
Hackers, Cyberpunks, and Cypherpunks
Toward a Cypherpunk Ethics
2. Crypto!
Introduction
A Brief Introduction to Cryptography
The Public Key Crypto Revolution
Digital Crypto as a Convivial Tool
Conclusion
3. Cypherpunk Meta-Ethics
Introduction
Timothy May's Crypto Anarchy
Julian Assange's Crypto Justice
Conclusion
4. Cypherpunk Theories of the State
Introduction
Crypto Anarchy and Libertarian Society
Crypto Justice and the Cybernetic State
Conclusion
5. Privacy for the Weak
Introduction
Data, Surveillance, Crypto
Anarchy, Justice, Privacy
Cryptocurrencies as Anarchist Cash
Conclusion
6. Transparency for the Powerful
Introduction
Information, Markets, and Information Markets
WikiLeaks I: Leaks and Conspiracies
WikiLeaks II: Scientific Journalism
Conclusion
7. Information Wants to be Free
Introduction
On Censorship
On "Intellectual Property"
On Free Software and Open Access
Conclusion
8. Conclusion
A Tale of Two Cryptographers
Toward a Convivial Future
References
Index