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That's probably not really anonymous - Quora almost certainly knows you posted it still even if they don't display that you did.
by benologist 16y ago
That's probably not really anonymous - Quora almost certainly knows you posted it still even if they don't display that you did.
- hornokplease 16y agoCorrect, Quora does know that you posted it, however other users won't be able to know: http://www.quora.com/How-anonymous-are-anonymous-questions-in-Quora http://www.quora.com/How-anonymous-are-anonymous-questions-i...
- yuhong 16y agoYep, of course, but often that is enough.
- ekanes 16y agoFor now. It would be a mistake to assume their system is so secure now (and forever into the future) that the data can't be found, or simply leaked inadvertently by Quora.
- benologist 16y agoOr forced to be handed over with a court order. It's a very false-anonymity, even by internet standards.
- hornokplease 16y agoI agree with you, and I have also posted this question on Quora which remains (to date) unanswered: http://www.quora.com/Have-Quora-admins-ever-unanonymized-a-question-or-answer http://www.quora.com/Have-Quora-admins-ever-unanonymized-a-q...