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31 posts and columns on anonymity
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Anonymity and pseudonymity are perfectly reasonable under some situations. But there are cases where in the transactions both parties really need to know who are we talking to. So what I’m looking for is not that we shut down anonymity, but rather that we offer an option when needed that can strongly authenticate who the parties are.
– Vint Cerf, in an interview with Reuters
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Tor: An Anonymous, and Controversial, Way to Web-Surf
For more than four years, William Weber has helped run a free service called Tor that makes Web surfing anonymous for anyone.Modria Wants You to Settle Your Workplace Problems (and Even Patent Disputes) Online
And, thanks to the Supreme Court, they’re likely to get their wish.
Gawker Will Deputize Commenters, Says Sheriff Nick Denton
Gawker plans to launch an ambitious new commenting model within the next couple months, said its founder Nick Denton at SXSW today.
Obama Likes the Internet, So He’ll Probably Veto SOPA if It Gets That Far
Will he or won’t he?
4chan Founder Chris Poole: It’s Not That I Love Anonymity, It’s That I Hate Facebook’s Identity Requirements
“We all have multiple identities. It’s not abnormal; it’s just part of being human,” 4chan founder Christopher Poole said at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
What’s Really Behind The Facebook/Google Real Name Debate?
It seems to me that the larger issue in this ongoing real names debate is not who you say you are, but the usefulness of a unified Web identity.
Janrain Raises $15.5M for Social Log-ins
Managing online identities used to be a niche cause full of acronyms and hypotheticals, but now that the Web is getting more personalized it’s become obvious how integral this topic is.
LAL People Helps Find Friends Anonymously
LikeALittle, also known as LAL, is launching its first non-college-oriented app today, which will help users with common interests and nearby locations find each other.
With Canvas, Can "Moot" Bottle 4chan and Sell It?
Christopher “Moot” Poole, the creator of 4chan, today opened up testing of an image-sharing community called Canvas, which seems a lot like 4chan without the anonymity.