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Don’t confuse privacy with anonymity. One is a right in the US, the other is not.
by mlhpdx 11mo ago
Don’t confuse privacy with anonymity. One is a right in the US, the other is not.
- Rygian 11mo agoNot trying to be sarcastic; I may be unaware of some relevant legal framework for the US, could you please elaborate which one is a right and how is it enshrined and enforced?
- dmacedo 11mo agoNot American here, but I'm aware of both privacy in mixed forms (privacy act 1974, HIPAA, COPPA, and CCPA in California); as well as anonimity in First Amendment et al since there's case law (IANAL) demonstrating the requirement of anonimity to avoid persecution of free speech. All of these have limitations and exceptions in a complex legal system. But to issue a blanket statement like the comment above is no really correct - just trying to make a point, I guess
- mlhpdx 11mo agoAlso not a lawyer but anonymity case law is a mixed bag to best, and more practically speaking very narrowly targeted compared to privacy.
- mlhpdx 11mo agoArguments for both are derived from, but not explicit in, the Bill of Rights. Privacy has broad points of support while anonymity is primarily attributed to the First Amendment, but only in narrow circumstances.
- hinkley 11mo agoThe only way to have privacy in a semi public location, like the Internet, is anonymity. Ask any celebrity how much privacy they have. They can’t even buy Starbucks without people commenting on how fat their comfy clothes make them look. Because they have no anonymity.
- mlhpdx 11mo agoBut privacy in public in general isn’t a thing, right?