My curation of articles on the anonymity online : <a href="http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-reveal=1&N-u=1_72898&N-fa=818179&N-s=1_3147990&N-f=1_3147990&N-p=23411518">http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-reveal=1&N-u=1_72898&N-fa=818179&N-s=1_3147990&N-f=1_3147990&N-p=23411518</a><div>
<br></div><div>(click on each pearl to open the link)</div><div><br></div><div>The question of anonymity on GooglePlus and its privacy/security concerns has to be related to Google Face recognition capabilities with the purchase of Like.com + more recently PittPatt : <a href="http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-reveal=1&N-u=1_72898&N-fa=818179&N-s=1_3157196&N-f=1_3157196&N-p=23482853">http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-reveal=1&N-u=1_72898&N-fa=818179&N-s=1_3157196&N-f=1_3157196&N-p=23482853</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Love to hear your comments.</div><div><br></div><div>Tara</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 July 2011 12:46, Nuno Garcia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ngarcia@ngarcia.net">ngarcia@ngarcia.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Cross posting, looks relevant.<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>WR,</div>
<div><br></div><div><font color="#888888">Nuno Garcia</font><div><div></div><div><br><br>
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From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Lauren Weinstein</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lauren@vortex.com" target="_blank">lauren@vortex.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 26 July 2011 00:40<br>Subject: [ NNSquad ] "UK Guardian Observer" article against Internet anonymity<br>To: <a href="mailto:nnsquad@nnsquad.org" target="_blank">nnsquad@nnsquad.org</a><br><br><br><br>
"UK Guardian Observer" article against Internet anonymity<br>
<a href="http://j.mp/p5Lz0O" target="_blank">http://j.mp/p5Lz0O</a> (This message on Google+)<br>
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<a href="http://j.mp/oMqueZ" target="_blank">http://j.mp/oMqueZ</a> (Guardian/Observer article)<br>
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"Though there are repressive regimes when anonymity is a prerequisite<br>
of freedom, and occasions in democracies when anonymity must be<br>
preserved, it is clear when those reservations might apply.<br>
Generally, though, who should be afraid to stand up and put their<br>
name to their words? And why should anyone listen if they don't?"<br>
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I've discussed the complexity of these issues many times of course,<br>
but for reference regarding my take on this specifically in<br>
relation to Google+, please see: "Google+'s 'Identity' Controversy: No<br>
Easy Answers":<br>
<a href="http://j.mp/ny8XFd" target="_blank">http://j.mp/ny8XFd</a> (Lauren's Blog)<br>
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and:<br>
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"Google+, Privacy, and Balancing Identity":<br>
<a href="http://j.mp/qhfelo" target="_blank">http://j.mp/qhfelo</a> (Lauren's Blog)<br>
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