Users on this “network” are capable of being pseudonymous. Anonymity is probably also possible, tho (much?) harder. We don’t seem to have attracted too many people “spewing nonsense”, or that many at all.
Requiring a personal connection to existing users will shut out a lot of potential users. And it’s probably better for plausible deniability that we continue to allow anyone to signup.
I – and I’d guess most other users – are not doing enough to reliably avoid de-anonymization. It requires very strict opsec in general.
And I don’t know how you could possibly calculate the probability of being de-anonymized, even with perfect information about everything you’ve leaked. Relying on your feelings is probably the only practical option, besides not sharing any info.
I might register if it required a real name, but I definitely wouldn’t comment or post. The first defense against doxxing is to avoid using your real name on anything you don’t want linked to you.
It’s also an unenforceable rule. If Facebook can’t do it, I doubt LW is going to be up to the technical challenge.
Users on this “network” are capable of being pseudonymous. Anonymity is probably also possible, tho (much?) harder. We don’t seem to have attracted too many people “spewing nonsense”, or that many at all.
Requiring a personal connection to existing users will shut out a lot of potential users. And it’s probably better for plausible deniability that we continue to allow anyone to signup.
I – and I’d guess most other users – are not doing enough to reliably avoid de-anonymization. It requires very strict opsec in general.
And I don’t know how you could possibly calculate the probability of being de-anonymized, even with perfect information about everything you’ve leaked. Relying on your feelings is probably the only practical option, besides not sharing any info.
I might register if it required a real name, but I definitely wouldn’t comment or post. The first defense against doxxing is to avoid using your real name on anything you don’t want linked to you.
It’s also an unenforceable rule. If Facebook can’t do it, I doubt LW is going to be up to the technical challenge.