If this is something you’re committed to doing, you need to change your entire outlook on life. More commonly, people who supposedly want to remain anonymous get caught because they can’t help but brag. Even people who would never hurt you on purpose can give things away by accident. You could be uncovered by some random screw-up you make yourself, or you could be outed by trusting the wrong person. The most common security point of failure always has been, and always will be people. I wanted to address the topic in a little bit more detail, and cover some more options we have for protecting our privacy. Now if any of this sounds familiar to long-time WDD readers, that may be because I addressed some of these points in The Ultimate Guide to Blogging some time back. They’re anonymous, because they expose the underside of the web design industry that the writers don’t want to be associated with.
PLACE TO WRITE THOUGHTS ONLINE ANONYMOUSLY SERIES
Not holding back: Webdesigner Depot runs a series of posts written anonymously called The Secret Designer.Besides, rude customers who might’ve just been having a really bad day don’t deserve the kind of hate the Internet can put out. He stayed anonymous for the simple reason that his bosses didn’t want any extra drama at their restaurant. Maybe it’s just work: One of my favorite blogs back in the day was Waiter Rant where a then-anonymous waiter told all of his juiciest stories.Staying anonymous is a good way to avoid unnecessary drama, in cases like these. And then, perhaps the people in your life would rather that their personal activities didn’t become public knowledge. Even if what you’re doing isn’t morally or ethically wrong by any reasonable standard, people aren’t always terribly understanding. Adult content, and other “culturally offensive” themes: Something as simple as writing your own ( very personal) memoirs can draw a lot of unwanted attention from those around you.Exposing criminal activity: Whether you’re a crime blogger writing about the criminal underworld, or a whistleblower from some large corporation, exposing criminal activity is dangerous.Ask Nelson Mandela, or any number of other great men and women throughout history who have fought for progress and human rights. Fighting the power: It sure would be nice if we lived in a world where everyone in every government had the people’s best interests at heart.Here are some of the more obvious examples: There’s no doubt that there are terrible people in the world but anonymity is a powerful tool for good as well. There’s long been an ongoing debate about whether anonymity is something that should even be allowed on the Internet. Now to some, the “A-word” conjures up images of hackers, Guy Fawkes masks, and people generally saying terrible things to each other on Twitter.
For one reason or another, you may find yourself wanting to publish things online anonymously.
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