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| − | * Perhaps the most clueless example of the false hope of anonymity is the sequencing company Nebula who offers to perform sequencing though the block chain for complete anonymity.<ref>(2019-09-19) https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-soon-get-your-dna-sequenced-anonymously</ref> The problem, of course, is that there is no more sure indicator of your identity than you genome. In fact any police depart could immediate try to find you in a huge existing data base. But this is indicative of the utter ceaselessness of the entire block-chain anonymity claims. In fact, they make searching for personal data easier than it has ever been before. | + | * Perhaps the most clueless example of the false hope of anonymity is the sequencing company Nebula who offers to perform sequencing though the block chain for complete anonymity.<ref>Megan Moteni,''You can soon get Your DNA sequenced Anonymously'' (2019-09-19) https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-soon-get-your-dna-sequenced-anonymously</ref> The problem, of course, is that there is no more sure indicator of your identity than you genome. In fact any police depart could immediate try to find you in a huge existing data base. But this is indicative of the utter ceaselessness of the entire block-chain anonymity claims. In fact, they make searching for personal data easier than it has ever been before. |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 19 September 2019
Full Title or Meme
Literally Anonymous means no name.
Context
HTTP ( used on Web Sites) was designed to operate without any identification and the REST protocol enforces that paradigm.
Problem
- While some users may think that their attributes on distinct Web Sites cannot be correlated, research has shown that this goal will not be possible[1] That reality does not prevent users from trying to use Pseudonyms to remain Anonymous, but it will never work against a determined adversary.
- All HTTP connections come with an IP address which is often unique to the location of the computer.
- All HTTPS (secure) connections come with a session Identifier which is needed to maintain the secure connection.
- Most Web Sites record all HTTP connections for security purposes.
- If the user expects any continuing from on sign in to the next, some sort of user Identifier is required.
- Perhaps the most clueless example of the false hope of anonymity is the sequencing company Nebula who offers to perform sequencing though the block chain for complete anonymity.[2] The problem, of course, is that there is no more sure indicator of your identity than you genome. In fact any police depart could immediate try to find you in a huge existing data base. But this is indicative of the utter ceaselessness of the entire block-chain anonymity claims. In fact, they make searching for personal data easier than it has ever been before.
Solution
- The most trustworthy Web Sites will tell you when they identify you, but it has not be historically necessary that they do so.
- Current legislations from the EU and California requires Web Sites to be more forthcoming about how they collect and use data.
References
- ↑ Gina Kolata, Can Data be Fully Anonymous? New Algorithms can still identify you New York Times (2019-07-24) p A8.
- ↑ Megan Moteni,You can soon get Your DNA sequenced Anonymously (2019-09-19) https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-soon-get-your-dna-sequenced-anonymously
