Temná síť – Cox Josephine (2025)

This Czech-language book provides a detailed account of an unprecedented police operation in which the FBI secretly operated an encrypted communication platform called Anom from 2018 to 2021. Almost all of the network’s users were members of criminal organisations who used it to plan and coordinate drug trafficking, money laundering and violent crime, while investigators monitored their messages in real time. The operation gave American, Australian and European law-enforcement agencies an unprecedented insight into the workings of the criminal underworld and led to extensive raids. Drawing on thorough investigative research and many years of journalistic experience in cybercrime, Joseph Cox explores the possibilities and limits of modern technology in police surveillance. He examines the globalised, constantly changing nature of contemporary criminal networks and the ethical dilemmas surrounding law-enforcement methods, including the boundary between ensuring security and the right to privacy. The book offers an informed look behind the scenes of the fight against organised crime in the digital age.