Overview#

Anonymity is the state of being Anonymous

Anonymity is derived from the Greek word ανωνυμία, meaning 'without a name' or 'name-less'. In colloquial use, the term typically refers to a person, and often means that the personal identity, or personally identifiable information of that person is not known.[1]

More strictly, and in reference to an arbitrary element (e.g. a human, an object, a computer), within a well-defined set (called the "anonymity set"), "anonymity" of that element refers to the property of that element of not being identifiable within this set. If it is not identifiable, then the element is said to be "anonymous".

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Best Practices For Unique Identifiers
• Data anonymization
• Glossary Of LDAP And Directory Terminology
• Group Signatures
• Identity Chains
• Identity Proofing
• Privacy
• Privacy And Security Conflicts
• Privacy Considerations
• Privacy Enhancing Technologies
• Repudiation
• Ring Signature
• Sovrin
• The Onion Router
• U-Prove
• Web Blog_blogentry_080317_1

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• [#1] - Anonymity - based on information obtained 2017-03-08-