#Anonymity

Emin Gün Sirer

el33th4xor

There's a lot of confusion about identity and anonymity, even in cypherpunk circles. So this is a thread about good uses of anonymity versus bad. First of all, anonymity is

Aram Zucker-Scharff

Chronotope

On the internet no one should know if you're a dog.On the internet, if you run an influential and high impact publication that thousands of people regularly reference, there is

PoliMath

politicalmath

I saw this recently and, with the details blocked out to avoid the inevitable dunking, I'm curious if anyone has a possible solution to the problem where people want their

gut reactions

gutreactions1

Ironic - sometimes veering into sociopathic - detachment did not grow as a norm in internet discourse due to "anonymity" or anything like that. If anything anonymity logically leads to

Rabbi Jeremy Markiz

rabbimarkiz

You should tweet under your own name. It makes you responsible for what you say. Yes, there are safety reasons people can’t tweet under their own name. Also true is

Larry Sanger

lsanger

Wikipedia's policy to allow powerful anonymous administrators controlling the content of the world's biggest encyclopedia is shockingly irresponsible.I used to find it surprising that the media does not report this.

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

David Sirota puts his name on his reflections and critiques, and this slimy coward from the Sanders campaign trashes him while hiding behind anonymity.No matter which critiques you agree with

David Banks

DBanksy

Regarding the MP arrest, the legal requirement to maintain anonymity of a complainant is not normally a reason not to identify an arrested person. The media know well how to

Tyler Black, MD

tylerblack32

My "anon account" tweet seems to be really setting things off. I'm going to mute that thread and dive in. Feel free dive in too if you're interested.First, let's talk

John Irvine

scripthacker_

Great post by Jeff Goldsmith in the Deductible this weekTwo questions, related:1. After #COVID19, what do hospitals need to do to improve relations with frontline docs and nurses? 2. How

Mr Taternater #Pepo2020

MrTaternater

You don’t know me. You know the character my online presence has made to represent me. And I like it that way. Thoughts, feelings, and opinions wise, the character and

太郎(Taro)

taro_taylor

Why would anyone set out to end another man's career using his big followers base? Carl already knew that Tom would attend a disciplinary hearing and yet he decided to

Mark R. Levin

marklevinshow

1. More on that Atlantic story.The anti-Trump story was obviously planted with the Biden-supporting, Trump-hating leftwing Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic. Who planted it? 2. The reason given for cloaking

Melissa “Claudio” Lewis

Claudio_Report

Notes on SPD vs. PPB, a mini essay. Much like protesters SPD and PPB rely on diversity of tactics, that’s where the similarities end (don’t worry readers). - PPB relies

Graeme Wood

gcaw

I limit my interaction with anonymous twitter accounts (and urge others to do likewise) because of cases like this. Consider them guilty until proven innocent:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/twitter-account-embattled-metoostem-found

Alex Berenson

AlexBerenson

Granting anonymity to the people making these allegations against @realDonaldTrump is very problematic journalistically. Here's why.1: These are not whistleblowers trying to expose illegal or potentially illegal activity. The allegation