Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Zero-Knowledge Systems (also known as ZKS) was a Canadian privacy technology software and services company, best known for the Freedom Network, its privacy network. It was founded by brothers Austin Hill & Hamnett Hill and their father Hamnett Hill Sr. (aka Hammie Hill) in 1997. Its headquarters were in Montreal, Quebec. The company still exists under the new name Radial Point though is no longer a developer of privacy enhancing technologies.Zero-Knowledge Systems was one of the first large scale commercial attempts to combine cypherpunk principles with a for-profit technology company. During its hey day ZKS captured the media's imagination and successfully drew attention to the privacy risks of unsuspecting internet users. ZKS freedom network was a pioneer of anonymous networking technology predating Tor. Several of the companies employees were academic privacy enhanced technologies background Dr Stefan Brands (senior cryptographer) and cypherpunk background Dr Ian Goldberg (chief scientist) and Dr Adam Back (architect & cryptographer). Other employees included Mike Shaver (chief software officer).. }
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- Zero_Knowledge_Systems abstract "Zero-Knowledge Systems (also known as ZKS) was a Canadian privacy technology software and services company, best known for the Freedom Network, its privacy network. It was founded by brothers Austin Hill & Hamnett Hill and their father Hamnett Hill Sr. (aka Hammie Hill) in 1997. Its headquarters were in Montreal, Quebec. The company still exists under the new name Radial Point though is no longer a developer of privacy enhancing technologies.Zero-Knowledge Systems was one of the first large scale commercial attempts to combine cypherpunk principles with a for-profit technology company. During its hey day ZKS captured the media's imagination and successfully drew attention to the privacy risks of unsuspecting internet users. ZKS freedom network was a pioneer of anonymous networking technology predating Tor. Several of the companies employees were academic privacy enhanced technologies background Dr Stefan Brands (senior cryptographer) and cypherpunk background Dr Ian Goldberg (chief scientist) and Dr Adam Back (architect & cryptographer). Other employees included Mike Shaver (chief software officer).".