You are correct that Dat does not offer anonymity. The primary use case for Dat is with scientific and public data. In Dat, a user will only connect with peers

You are correct that Dat does not offer anonymity. The primary use case for Dat is with scientific and public data. In Dat, a user will only connect with peers trying to share the same dataset, meaning a user will never get data they didn't ask for on their computer. However, we are concerned and thinking about how to improve reader privacy - which is the main need for anonymity in the Dat: https://datproject.org/blog/2016-12-18-p2p-reader-privacy https://datproject.org/blog/2016-12-18-p2p-reader-privacy.