The ability to remain anonymous when commenting online is a double-edged sword. It is valuable because it enables people to speak without fear of social and legal discrimination. But this is also what ...

This article explores three research goals: to measure how many Twitter users adopted anonymous pseudonyms, to measure the correlation between content sensitivity and user anonymity, and to determine ...

Online anonymity, the practice of concealing one's true identity while engaging on the internet, is a complicated phenomenon. It has positive and negative implications, which can vary greatly ...

Imagine this scenario: Your department is hiring a new manager. Many of your senior colleagues like candidate Jonny and are planning to vote for him. You, based on your own observations, believe that ...

Prince William meets with volunteers from National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) during his visit to launch the national action plan to tackle cyberbullying. Credit: Getty ...

Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure ...

You can Whisper it, but don’t expect it or you to stay secret forever. Malcolm Campbell, CC BY-SA But there are two major issues with these apps: the false sense of anonymity security they provide, ...

When it comes to improving patient care, feedback is the compass that guides healthcare providers in the right direction. But here’s the catch, traditional feedback often fails to capture honest ...

Bitcoin is not anonymous, but, rather, pseudo-anonymous. By now, most Bitcoin veterans know this. It’s less obvious to many, however, why Bitcoin is not really anonymous by default, and what can be ...