Assessing Anonymous Communication on the Internet: Policy Deliberations
@article{Kling1999AssessingAC, title={Assessing Anonymous Communication on the Internet: Policy Deliberations}, author={R. Kling and Y. Lee and A. Teich and M. Frankel}, journal={Inf. Soc.}, year={1999}, volume={15}, pages={79-90} }
Anonymous communication on the Internet offers new opportunities but has ill-understood risks. This article helps to ground the policy debates by examining some fundamental aspects of anonymous social behavior and current controversies over anonymous communications. It is a companion to the article in this issue, "Anonymous Communication Policies for the Internet: Results and Recommendations of the AAAS Conference." It examines the social character of anonymous communication and the ways that… CONTINUE READING
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