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Is it possible to be anonymous online and still engage in the "online world" as most non-tech folks see it? Increasingly I think the answer is no, without subst

• Retric 6y ago
  It comes down to what you want in terms of anonymity. You can’t anonymously order food from an app and have it sent to your house while posting your wedding photos on Facebook. But, if you want to anonymously browse the web and talk to people on HN then that’s still possible.
  • EGreg 6y ago
    So you think. A state level actor can easily dox u
    • foobiter 6y ago
      sure but they have less incentive to do so than google
    • Retric 6y ago
      People have evaded state level actors for years. Perhaps most famously Obama Bin Laden. Which means true anonymity is still possible. Sure, not fucking up for years, using the same identity, and communicating with people while being hunted ups the difficulty, but still doesn’t make it impossible.