Original title: Role darknetu v oblasti internetového soukromí a anonymity ve vztahu k rostoucímu fenoménu open-source intelligence
Translated title: The role of the darknet in internet privacy and anonymity in relation to the growing open-source intelligence phenomena
Authors: Habartová, Michaela ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Špelda, Petr (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2025
Language: eng
Abstract: [eng] [cze]
This thesis explores the role of the darknet as a tool for privacy and anonymity within the expanding landscape of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), particularly in authoritarian regimes that utilize digital infrastructure to enforce political control. Due to the advancements and widescale accessibility of OSINT, concerns regarding privacy have intensified and became a significant issue within closed-state systems. Russia is examined as a key case study, illustrating the state's transition from a participant in the global internet to an actor promoting cyber sovereignty through legislative and infrastructural control, especially after the 2011-2012 protests. Drawing on Helen Nissenbaum's theory of contextual integrity, the study identifies the darknet, particularly the Tor Network, as a key means of circumventing state control and preserving anonymity. The 2019 Sovereign Internet Law is examined as a turning point in Russia's digital governance, revealing efforts to centralize control under the disguise of national security, despite continued dependence on foreign technology and the limitations imposed by international sanctions. Tor Metrics data indicates that while state actions have influenced darknet usage, the platform remains widely utilized. The study further analyses darknet use during... Tato diplomova prace zkouma roli darknetu jako nastroje pro ochranu soukromí a anonymity v ramci rozsirujícího se fenomenu Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), zejmena v autoritarskych rezimech, ktere vyuzívají digitalní infrastrukturu k prosazovaní politicke kontroly. Díky technologickemu pokroku a siroke dostupnosti OSINT se otazky tykající se ochrany soukromí staly vyraznym problemem zejmena v uzavrenych statních systemech. Studie se zameruje na Rusko jako klícovou prípadovou studii, ukazující prechod statu od aktera globalního internetu k prosazovaní kyberneticke suverenity prostrednictvím legislativních a infrastrukturních opatrení, zejmena po demonstracích v letech 2011- 2012. Na zaklade teorie kontextualní integrity Helen Nissenbaumove identifikuje vyzkum darknetu, a predevsím síte Tor, jako klícovy nastroj pro obchazení statní kontroly a zachovaní anonymity. Zakon o suverenním internetu z roku 2019 je analyzovan jako zlomovy bod v digitalní sprave Ruska, ktery odhaluje snahy o centralizaci digitalní kontroly pod zaminkou narodní bezpecnosti, a to navzdory pretrvavající zavislosti na zahranicních technologiích a omezením zpusobenym mezinarodními sankcemi. Údaje z Tor Metrics ukazují, ze ackoli statní zasahy ovlivnily vyuzívaní darknetu, platforma zustava siroce vyuzívana. Studie dale analyzuje...
Keywords: Anonymity; Darknet; Intelligence; OSINT; Privacy; anonymita; Darknet; OSINT; soukromí; zpravodajské informace

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/205365

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