privacy and anonymity are two different concepts. They are both more necessary that we get more and more bugged and monitored, legally as well or not, and it is important to understand why they are an integral part of our civil liberties - why they are not only beneficial to the individual, but absolutely essential to a free society.
privacy is the ability to keep some things to yourself, regardless of their impact on society. To take a trivial example, I lock the door when I go to the men's room - not because I'm doing something criminal or plotting to overthrow the government in the men's room, but just because I want to keep activity there for myself.
research shows that going beyond a need and a deep need - in all societies throughout history, people have created private spaces for themselves. Even under the most oppressive regimes, people have found a way to do something, something little, apart from prying eyes. This is rather say.
When someone says that only criminals have something to hide, they are simply wrong, as evidenced by this observation. No one would make a keyboard for people with three arms, based on the simple fact that people must not three arm. Yet some hawks monitoring and cohorts are pushing for a society for people without the need for privacy -. Despite the fact that these people do not exist
So privacy is a concept describing the activities that keep you totally up to you, or a limited group of people.
However, anonymity is when you want people see what you do, not just whether you do it. A typical example would be if you want to denounce the abuse of power or other forms of crime in your organization without risking career and social status in this group, which is why we generally strict laws that protect sources the free press. You can also view these anonymous data online through a VPN, the TOR anonymous network, or both. This is the analog equivalent of tip-off anonymous letter , which was considered a staple in our checks and balances
Obviously these concepts -. Privacy and anonymity - are beneficial to the individual. But more importantly, it is in the interest of the whole society that all people have these advantages. There is not only an individual benefit but collective benefit
We talked a little in favor of the already anonymity -. Without anonymity in society, we have essentially lost the ability to keep our government in check. That simple. (Unless you want to get a Snowden and flee halfway across the planet, but most people probably do not want to do that.)
The advantage and need for privacy are ... a little more hidden below the surface, and has to do with the fundamental principles of democracy. In a democratic nation, we elect people to govern the country, including the capacity to apply force to the citizens. Then, after a period of n years, we hold them accountable for their performance and reassess if they are fit to run the country or not.
If these leaders with the full capacity of the strength of a country had the ability to look into the homes, hearts and minds of voters, they would be able to held responsible voters their thought and opinion, rather than the reverse. It becomes a complete reversal of 180 degrees of power. That's why privacy for citizens and transparency in government is essential in a democratic society. And indeed, any company that has been the other way around - transparent and opaque government citizens - were, shall we say, low satisfaction companies
But anonymity is not only important to denounce. scandals. It can have profound effects in catalysing the development of society, especially when breaking taboos or transfer prohibited causes which were then justified.
For example, the events that led to the formation of the United States soon centered something known as Federalist Papers -. documents and brochures nailed to trees throughout the then-British colony, documents advocating the secession of England independence and the United States of America
at the time, these defense opinions publicly was high treason, not just the death penalty, but a particularly horrible kind of death. It is easy to see why Federalist Papers were published anonymously.
Thus, to illustrate the importance of anonymity not only to the individual but to the whole society, the United States would not exist as a country if anonymity is not existed at the time preceding the independence
Statementtherefore, both privacy and anonymity -. although different - are essential to a democratic society, not only to individuals but to society as a whole.
As an endnote, it could be argued that nobody is really anonymous, but pseudonymous - that is, everyone has a name of some sort, even if it is one that can not be connected to their common name. If you download the proof of a government scandal by the nickname "Scarlet Whistleblower," are you really anonymous, or do you simply create yourself a new name for this purpose? Arguably it.
This can be seen as a philosophical problem with little impact in the real world, and today it is. However, adolescents growing up today are used to change the names online more frequently than underwear, and I predict values around something as basic as the name may change dramatically over the next generations.
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