On the other side, reviewers have long
relied on anonymity to be able to provide an honest critique of a manuscript without fear of retribution or being perceived as currying favor.
These gangster bullies
rely on anonymity for their multiple screen names, and their underhanded voting tactics.
John N - G, can we agree on this much: if Eric Steig
relied on his anonymity as referee to publicly criticize a method he imposed as a referee, then he had no further expectation of privacy.
Just as the secret ballot system
relies on anonymity to prevent individuals from being pressured by others during the act of voting, the peer review system depends on anonymity to prevent reviewers from having to think about how their statements would be viewed by a much larger audience — an audience for which the review is not intended in the first place.
Not exact matches
People
rely on the relative
anonymity of services like Yelp to leave (mostly) honest reviews and that's what you want to hear.
Based
on this
anonymity model, he does not always have to
rely on an established name to sell his books; readers make their choices according to their budget in the wallet; lots of money was earned in a few weeks.
It is quite right to point out that
anonymity can not be guaranteed and must not be
relied on as a cloak (this is why I decided from the outset not to bother blogging anonymously), but why not simply make plain that holders of judicial office should never blog anything that would be inappropriate or would breach confidentiality if their identity were to become known?
While a VPN can aid privacy and
anonymity, I wouldn't recommend fomenting the next great political revolution by
relying solely
on a VPN.