Cypherpunk ethics radical ethics for the digital age / Patrick D. Anderson.
| Author/creator | Anderson, Patrick D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge focus on digital media and culture |
| Contents | Crypto! -- Cypherpunk meta-ethics -- Cypherpunk theories of the state -- Privacy for the weak -- Transparency for the powerful -- Information wants to be free. |
| Abstract | "Cypherpunk Ethics explores the moral worldview of the cypherpunks, a movement that advocates the use of strong E- or crypto, for short - to defend individual privacy and promote institutional transparency in the digital age. Focusing on the writings of Timothy May and Julian Assange, two of the most prolific and influential cypherpunks, the book examines two competing paradigms of cypherpunk philosophy--crypto anarchy and crypto justice--and examines the implications of cypherpunk ethics for a range of contemporary moral issues, including surveillance, privacy, whistleblowing, cryptocurrencies, journalism, democracy, censorship, intellectual property, and power. Rooted in theory but with very real applications, this volume will appeal not only to students and scholars of digital media, communication, journalism, philosophy, political science, critical data studies, sociology, and the history of technology but also to technologists and activists around the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022006231 |
| ISBN | 9781032113593 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032115788 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |