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if things are unregulated then online anonymity comes naturally. on the other hand, it is anti-anonymity that is unnatural because it needs to be enforced. so n
by medo-bear 5y ago
if things are unregulated then online anonymity comes naturally. on the other hand, it is anti-anonymity that is unnatural because it needs to be enforced. so no one needed to decide we have the right to anonymity, but "someone" is trying to decide that we don't have that right
- shadowgovt 5y ago> if things are unregulated then online anonymity comes naturally. I think that, unfortunately, this statement is a bit too strong. An unregulated world doesn't stop private actors from pseudonymously using resources and lying about themselves, of course, but it also doesn't stop owners of network fabric or service providers comparing log data to de-pseudonymize a user. In the absence of regulation, the predominant factor is just what people want to do.
- medo-bear 5y agomy point is that option of anonymity comes naturally, as opposed to someone needing to grant you that right. privacy is also a natural right, yet nothing stops anyone from putting an eat to your bedroom door, so to speak