http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enMon, 08 Jun 2009 19:38:20 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-10631599<p>Great information, By the way here is a great Orange County Criminal Lawyer - <a href="http://www.orangecountycriminallawlawyer.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.orangecountycriminallawlawyer.com/">http://www.orangecountycrim...</a></p>liadoMon, 08 Jun 2009 19:38:20 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-10631198<p>Great information, By the way here is a great Orange County Criminal Lawyer - <a href="http://www.orangecountycriminallawlawyer.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.orangecountycriminallawlawyer.com/">http://www.orangecountycrim...</a></p>JoshMon, 08 Jun 2009 19:22:41 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-2570848<p>Also, I do recognize that there are certain privacy issues such as those researching their own abuse experiences or researching investment strategies.</p>James WilliamsWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:50:54 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-2570817<p>Actually on second thought, I take that back. Anonymity does have it's uses if people are convinced that they are doing what's right and the powers that be are disallowing them from doing so. For example, sneaking Bibles into a foreign country or a witness protection program. However, I would be inclined to contend that most uses of anonymity probably don't fall under that category. Most of the time people are just viewing information that others might find aberrant, offensive, or illegal. Occasionally things take a turn for the worst such as has happened in this case.</p>James WilliamsWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:48:41 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-2570712<p>Ultimately, I disagree with the premise that anonymity protects our freedom. Generally being anonymous only allows a person to evade the consequences of their actions. Most people can do anything in "real" life that they would choose to do online but they don't because they don't because there would be repercussions they wouldn't want to face. Furthermore, part of the general problem with this issue is that the culture doesn't see lying as a big deal, but it was a big enough deal to God to include it in the ten commandments.</p>James WilliamsWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:41:30 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-2527845<p>This case isn't about internet anonymity, except very peripherially. It's really about harrasment. Yes, the anonymity enabled the harrassment--but, read (some) of the facts of this case, it is an exceptional case, that shouldn't be understood as creating any wide ranging precedents.</p><p>I believe it was criminal, the extent to which the harrassment was taken.</p><p>Much less is now criminal under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism bill.</p><p>Where are all the libertarians complaining about that, please tell me???</p>eee_effMon, 22 Sep 2008 21:07:14 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/09/22/end-to-online-anonymity/#comment-2524796<p>That is just scary. Though its always the same, someone kills themself and everyone needs someone to blame. What about the parents? The kid must have had other problems and this was just the thing to push her over the edge.</p>Vettig SvenssonMon, 22 Sep 2008 16:33:45 -0000