Anonymity

  • Read more: Anonymity in the Time of a Pandemic: Privacy vs. Transparency
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    Anonymity in the Time of a Pandemic: Privacy vs. Transparency

    By Cansu Canca As coronavirus cases increase worldwide, institutions keep their communities informed with frequent updates—but only up to a point. They share minimal information such as number of cases, but omit the names of individuals and identifying information. Many institutions are legally obligated to protect individual privacy, but is this prohibition of transparency ethically…

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  • Read more: Anonymity is Not Privacy (and Why it Matters)
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    Anonymity is Not Privacy (and Why it Matters)

    Anonymity is not just an aspect of privacy and recognizing their difference reveals a powerful and poorly understood set of legal tools for facilitating and controlling the production of public goods.  This is the central claim of my newest article (SSRN draft available here). Three examples illustrate the scope of the under-explored ways in which…