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Freenet

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Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. [1]

100 relations: Anonymity, Anonymous P2P, Anti-spam techniques, Application programming interface, BBC, Berkeley Software Distribution, Big O notation, BitTorrent, C++, Censorship, Centralized computing, China, CiteSeerX, Clustered file system, CNN, Compiler, Computer network, Computer science, Cross-platform, Crypto-anarchism, Cypherpunk, Darknet, Db4o, Debian, DEF CON, Denial-of-service attack, Digital Signature Algorithm, Distributed data store, Distributed hash table, EMule, Entropy (anonymous data store), File sharing, Forward error correction, Free software, Freedom of information, Freedom of speech, Friend-to-friend, GNU General Public License, GNUnet, Hash function, Heuristic routing, HTML, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, I2P, Ian Clarke (computer scientist), Immutable object, Internet forum, Internet Protocol, Java (programming language), Java (software platform), ..., Java Anon Proxy, Key-based routing, MacOS, Mercurial, Mesh networking, Metropolis–Hastings algorithm, Microblogging, MySQL, Network packet, Online chat, OpenJDK, Osiris (software), Oskar Sandberg, Overlay network, Peer-to-peer, Peer-to-peer web hosting, Perfect Dark (P2P), PHP, Plausible deniability, Proxy server, Pseudonymity, Public-key cryptography, Python (programming language), Rendezvous protocol, Router (computing), Safe harbor (law), SHA-2, Share (P2P), Small-world network, Sneakernet, Solaris (operating system), Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Tahoe-LAFS, The Guardian, The New York Times, Time (magazine), Tor (anonymity network), Transmission Control Protocol, Transport layer, UDP hole punching, Uniform Resource Identifier, University of Edinburgh, User Datagram Protocol, WASTE, Web of trust, Web traffic, Winny, World Wide Web, ZeroNet, 60 Minutes II. Expand index (50 more) »

Anonymity

Anonymity, adjective "anonymous", is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness".

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Anonymous P2P

An anonymous P2P communication system is a peer-to-peer distributed application in which the nodes or participants are anonymous or pseudonymous.

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Anti-spam techniques

Various anti-spam techniques are used to prevent email spam (unsolicited bulk email).

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Application programming interface

In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Berkeley Software Distribution

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) was a Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995.

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Big O notation

Big O notation is a mathematical notation that describes the limiting behaviour of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity.

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BitTorrent

BitTorrent (abbreviated to BT) is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) which is used to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet.

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C++

C++ ("see plus plus") is a general-purpose programming language.

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Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by government authorities.

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Centralized computing

Centralized computing is computing done at a central location, using terminals that are attached to a central computer.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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CiteSeerX

x or CiteSeerX but DISPLAYTITLE only allows changing an initial letter to lower case --> CiteSeerx (originally called CiteSeer) is a public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers, primarily in the fields of computer and information science.

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Clustered file system

A clustered file system is a file system which is shared by being simultaneously mounted on multiple servers.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Compiler

A compiler is computer software that transforms computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another programming language (the target language).

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Computer network

A computer network, or data network, is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.

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Computer science

Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation, together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations.

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Cross-platform

In computing, cross-platform software (also multi-platform software or platform-independent software) is computer software that is implemented on multiple computing platforms.

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Crypto-anarchism

Crypto-anarchism (or crypto-anarchy) is a cyber-spatial realization of anarchism.

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Cypherpunk

A cypherpunk (UK /ˈsʌɪfəpʌŋk/ US /ˈsʌɪfərpʌŋk/) is any activist advocating widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change.

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Darknet

A darknet (or dark net) is a portion of routed, allocated IP space not running any services.

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Db4o

db4o (database for objects) was an embeddable open source object database for Java and.NET developers.

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Debian

Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely of free software, and packaged by a group of individuals participating in the Debian Project.

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DEF CON

DEF CON (also written as DEFCON, Defcon, or DC) is one of the world's largest hacker conventions, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the first DEF CON taking place in June 1993.

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Denial-of-service attack

In computing, a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the Internet.

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Digital Signature Algorithm

The Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) is a Federal Information Processing Standard for digital signatures.

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Distributed data store

A distributed data store is a computer network where information is stored on more than one node, often in a replicated fashion.

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Distributed hash table

A distributed hash table (DHT) is a class of a decentralized distributed system that provides a lookup service similar to a hash table: (key, value) pairs are stored in a DHT, and any participating node can efficiently retrieve the value associated with a given key.

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EMule

eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows.

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Entropy (anonymous data store)

Entropy was a decentralized, peer-to-peer communication network designed to be resistant to censorship, much like Freenet.

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File sharing

File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books.

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Forward error correction

In telecommunication, information theory, and coding theory, forward error correction (FEC) or channel coding is a technique used for controlling errors in data transmission over unreliable or noisy communication channels.

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Free software

Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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Freedom of information

Freedom of information is an extension of freedom of speech, a fundamental human right recognized in international law, which is today understood more generally as freedom of expression in any medium, be it orally, in writing, print, through the Internet or through art forms.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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Friend-to-friend

A friend-to-friend (or F2F) computer network is a type of peer-to-peer network in which users only make direct connections with people they know.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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GNUnet

GNUnet is a software framework for decentralized, peer-to-peer networking and an official GNU package.

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Hash function

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to data of a fixed size.

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Heuristic routing

Heuristic routing is a system used to describe how deliveries are made when problems in a network topology arise.

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HTML

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for creating web pages and web applications.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems.

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I2P

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer that allows for censorship-resistant, peer to peer communication.

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Ian Clarke (computer scientist)

Ian Clarke (born 16 February 1977) is the original designer and lead developer of Freenet.

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Immutable object

In object-oriented and functional programming, an immutable object (unchangeable object) is an object whose state cannot be modified after it is created.

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Internet forum

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

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Internet Protocol

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.

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Java (programming language)

Java is a general-purpose computer-programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

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Java (software platform)

Java is a set of computer software and specifications developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems, which was later acquired by the Oracle Corporation, that provides a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform computing environment.

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Java Anon Proxy

Java Anon Proxy, also known as JAP or JonDonym, is a proxy system designed to allow browsing the Web with revocable pseudonymity.

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Key-based routing

Key-based routing (KBR) is a lookup method used in conjunction with distributed hash tables (DHTs) and certain other overlay networks.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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Mercurial

Mercurial is a distributed revision-control tool for software developers.

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Mesh networking

A mesh network is a local network topology in which the infrastructure nodes (i.e. bridges, switches and other infrastructure devices) connect directly, dynamically and non-hierarchically to as many other nodes as possible and cooperate with one another to efficiently route data from/to clients.

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Metropolis–Hastings algorithm

In statistics and in statistical physics, the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm is a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method for obtaining a sequence of random samples from a probability distribution for which direct sampling is difficult.

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Microblogging

Microblogging is an online broadcast medium that exists as a specific form of blogging.

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MySQL

MySQL ("My S-Q-L") is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).

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Network packet

A network packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network.

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Online chat

Online chat may refer to any kind of communication over the Internet that offers a real-time transmission of text messages from sender to receiver.

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OpenJDK

OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

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Osiris (software)

Osiris Serverless Portal System (usually abbreviated as Osiris sps or Osiris) is a freeware program used to create web portals distributed via peer-to-peer networking (P2P) and autonomous from centralized servers.

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Oskar Sandberg

Oskar Sandberg is a key contributor to the Freenet Project, and a PhD graduate of the Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Overlay network

An overlay network is a computer network that is built on top of another network.

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Peer-to-peer

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers.

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Peer-to-peer web hosting

Peer-to-peer web hosting is using peer-to-peer networking to distribute access to webpages.

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Perfect Dark (P2P)

is a peer-to-peer file-sharing (P2P) application from Japan designed for use with Microsoft Windows.

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PHP

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (or simply PHP) is a server-side scripting language designed for Web development, but also used as a general-purpose programming language.

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Plausible deniability

Plausible deniability is the ability of people (typically senior officials in a formal or informal chain of command) to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others in an organizational hierarchy because of a lack of evidence that can confirm their participation, even if they were personally involved in or at least willfully ignorant of the actions.

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Proxy server

In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.

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Pseudonymity

Pseudonymity, a word derived from pseudonym, meaning 'false name', is a state of disguised identity.

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Public-key cryptography

Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is any cryptographic system that uses pairs of keys: public keys which may be disseminated widely, and private keys which are known only to the owner.

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Python (programming language)

Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming.

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Rendezvous protocol

A rendezvous protocol is a computer network protocol that enables resources or P2P network peers to find each other.

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Router (computing)

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.

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Safe harbor (law)

A safe harbor is a provision of a statute or a regulation that specifies that certain conduct will be deemed not to violate a given rule.

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SHA-2

SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm 2) is a set of cryptographic hash functions designed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA).

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Share (P2P)

is the name for a closed-source P2P application being developed in Japan by an anonymous author.

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Small-world network

A small-world network is a type of mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors of one another, but the neighbors of any given node are likely to be neighbors of each other and most nodes can be reached from every other node by a small number of hops or steps.

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Sneakernet

Sneakernet is an informal term for the transfer of electronic information by physically moving media such as magnetic tape, floppy disks, compact discs, USB flash drives or external hard drives from one computer to another; rather than transmitting the information over a computer network.

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Solaris (operating system)

Solaris is a Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Spontaneous symmetry breaking

Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a spontaneous process of symmetry breaking, by which a physical system in a symmetric state ends up in an asymmetric state.

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Tahoe-LAFS

Tahoe-LAFS (Tahoe Least-Authority File Store) is a free and open, secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant, distributed data store and distributed file system.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tor (anonymity network)

Tor is free software for enabling anonymous communication.

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Transmission Control Protocol

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the main protocols of the Internet protocol suite.

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Transport layer

In computer networking, the transport layer is a conceptual division of methods in the layered architecture of protocols in the network stack in the Internet Protocol Suite and the OSI model.

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UDP hole punching

UDP hole punching is a commonly used technique employed in network address translation (NAT) applications for maintaining User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packet streams that traverse the NAT.

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Uniform Resource Identifier

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string of characters designed for unambiguous identification of resources and extensibility via the URI scheme.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.

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User Datagram Protocol

In computer networking, the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the core members of the Internet protocol suite.

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WASTE

WASTE is a peer-to-peer and friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features instant messaging, chat rooms, and file browsing/sharing capabilities.

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Web of trust

In cryptography, a web of trust is a concept used in PGP, GnuPG, and other OpenPGP-compatible systems to establish the authenticity of the binding between a public key and its owner.

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Web traffic

Web traffic is the amount of data sent and received by visitors to a website.

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Winny

Winny (also known as WinNY) is a Japanese peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program which claims to be loosely inspired by the design principles behind the Freenet network, which makes user identities untraceable.

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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or the Web) is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet.

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ZeroNet

ZeroNet is a decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users.

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60 Minutes II

60 Minutes II (also known as 60 Minutes Wednesday and 60 Minutes) was an American weekly primetime news magazine television program that was intended to replicate the "signature style, journalistic quality and integrity" of the original 60 Minutes series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenet

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