Fedi people with a website who are also pseudonymous, what did/do you use to register your domain name(s)?
I would like to be able to 1. pay anonymously, preferably using a debit card through a blind signature or zero-knowledge proof mechanism as privacy-friendly crypto is hard to find, and 2. not have to register using an email address, which again are not easy to get pseudonymously/anonymously.
Boosts appreciated.
The Art of Pseudonymity
👀 Watch the FULL video: https://youtu.be/wR1cwkYwro0
What’s in a name? Pseudonyms let you stay private while building trust and reputation online. Master the art of pseudonymity.
#Pseudonymity #DigitalPrivacy #OnlineIdentity #PrivacyTips
Does anyone know why #Wikipedia allows "IP editing", i.e. making edits without an account? I see that it is the biggest source of vandalism.
The Decoupling Principle
This is a really interesting paper that discusses what the authors call the Decoupling Principle:
The idea is simple, yet previously not cle... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/12/the-decoupling-principle.html
#academicpapers #authentication #Uncategorized #pseudonymity #anonymity #privacy
Question for more experienced Mastodon users. I've just installed Fedilab on my phone and have added both my Masto accounts (this and my SWer account). They're on different instances. Not following each other. I want to keep them separate.
But in Fedilab posts from each show up on the other's home feed. It's alarming. Does that mean the profiles are linked?
My #pseudonymity and #onlineprivacy are crucially important to my wellbeing and safety, so this is worrying.
Let's face it: people seek #pseudonymity (which is NOT #anonymity) not because they detest influencers, but simply because they are afraid of ambiguous consequences over what they say. Look at all the interviewees: none of them have outrageous opinions, yet all have concerns over job prospects, so deep down we all know that employers will dig through online profiles, and that's a problem. We need serious talks on #privacy, not treating it as a "trend."
@vortex_egg There's a very long and substantial history of people adopting pseudonyms, nicknames, pen names, stage names, nommes de guerre, etc., for any number of reasons.
Some you're no doubt aware of, many you're quite likely not. ("Willy Brandt" was a particular surprise for me.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudonym
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pen_names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stage_names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms_used_in_the_American_Constitutional_debates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mononymous_person
#pseydonyms #pseudonymity #pseudonymous #PenNames #StageNames #NommesDeGuerre #Anonymity #Identity
De-anonymization Story https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/07/de-anonymization-story.html #de-anonymization #datacollection #Uncategorized #pseudonymity #surveillance #geolocation #privacy
Forced revelation of information makes individual privilege more important (2014)
In practice, the forced revelation of information makes individual privilege and power more important. When everyone has to play with their cards on the table, so to speak, then people who feel like they can be themselves without consequence do so freely -- these generally being people with support groups of like-minded people, and who are neither economically nor physically vulnerable. People who are more vulnerable to consequences use concealment as a method of protection: it makes it possible to speak freely about controversial subjects, or even about any subjects, without fear of harassment.
-- Yonatan Zunger, chief architect of Google+
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27858439
#RealNames #anonymity #pseudonymity #identity #power #PowerRelationships #YonatanZunger #GooglePlus #DavidBrin #TransparentSociety
Pseudonymity is so wonderful.
Unlike complete anonymity, I still have a cohesive social "me", and if I say something terrible, there are still consequences. (Which is how it should be.)
But if I had to use my IRL name, I'd never post anything, because potential employers might come across it in a web search ten years down the road. This mitigates that, so I feel much more comfortable... well, being myself.
