[HN Gopher] Understanding Anonymity vs. Privacy (2021)
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       Understanding Anonymity vs. Privacy (2021)
        
       Author : mkl95
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-04-12 09:26 UTC (13 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (protonmail.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (protonmail.com)
        
       | raxxorraxor wrote:
       | I disagree hard that anonymity is detrimental to security in most
       | cases. It can be as stated in the example and there are technical
       | hints that make it difficult to achieve.
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       | I also disagree with the references to hate speech and online
       | abuse. Anonymity allows for detachment and it does not provide
       | any surface for hurtful attacks. It is more or less the best
       | protection. If you expose your identity these attacks are much
       | more effective because they can become personal. Maybe that angle
       | is out of scope for security researchers that want to sell their
       | identity platform (which can be good, but come at costs).
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       | Anonymity can be detrimental against scams, but if you are also
       | anonymous to your attackers you often don't have to provide good
       | defenses.
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       | Everyone can become a political dissident in a day.
       | Accountability and prosecution can be the same from a different
       | perspective. The security industry isn't really a trustworthy
       | actor here and often does not provide good information.
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       | Sure, if you cannot help yourself and use weak passwords, having
       | a device identifier can indeed provide security.
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       | > A dissident who needs anonymity from their repressive
       | government does not need the same level of anonymity from the
       | Swiss legal system.
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       | The Swiss legal system in particular does prosecute dissidents
       | that hide abroad because they leaked info on criminal banking
       | enterprises supported by the state. This is a pretty bad example
       | to be honest.
       | 
       | Off topic, but one of many examples and very interesting:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmnp8vhziw
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       | You are not planning anything, protonmail? Which banks do you use
       | by the way?
        
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