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Privacy risks as perceived by Tor users and Wikipedians

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I appreciate Tbayer (WMF)'s write-up on this. I give very little thought to security, as anyone that's ever doxxed me already knows. Perhaps more Wikipedians, especially those that run into crazies and partisans, ought to consider anonymizing. Chris Troutman (talk) 04:18, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I also am impressed with this writeup, but I draw a different conclusion. As an active editor who's used his real name since 2006, I have found that starting off with full disclosure has led to incredibly positive results. It's a good incentive to conduct myself in ways I would be happy to defend in any context; while I may not have a 100% perfect record on that front, it's worked out pretty well. I never have to worry about being "outed," and it makes it much easier to address any areas where a connection to a topic should be disclosed. I understand and appreciate that many people have had different experiences, and I would not say it's for everyone; but it's well worth considering. Potentially of interest: I created an overview of different levels of anonymity, and the pros and cons of each, for the Wikipedia course I teach: Wikipedia:WIKISOO/Create an account -Pete Forsyth (talk) 00:34, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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