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| − | A '''crypto-society''' is an encrypted [[virtual community]].
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| − | It is nearly impossible to create a "real" crypto-society{{Clarifyme|date=March 2008}} as it would take too much time and resources to encrypt all the human to human interactions. Therefore, nearly all encrypted communities are hosted on the [[Internet]] with computers aiding the users in the encryption of their interactions.
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| − | Usually, such communities employ [[public-key cryptography|public-key]] [[cryptography]] to ensure that their users can speak freely amongst themselves with a greatly reduced [[probability]] of anyone else [[eavesdrop]]ping on their conversations. It is common for these communities to avoid [[real-life]] identifiers, instead supporting [[anonymity]] or [[pseudonymity]], so that members know each other by [[reputation]].
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| − | Some encrypted societies that exist today are:
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| − | * [[Freenet]]
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| − | * [[Invisible IRC Project]] (IIP)
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| − | * [[I2P]]
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| − | * [[Anonymous remailer]]s
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | * [[Cipherspace]]
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| − | * [[Crypto-anarchism]]
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| − | * [[Cypherpunk]]
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| − | * [[Data haven]]s
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| − | [[Category:Applications of cryptography]]
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| − | [[Category:Crypto-anarchism]]
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| − | [[Category:Technology in society]]
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| − | [[Category:Virtual communities]]
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| − | [[es:Criptosociedad]]
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