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The word anonymous was borrowed into English around 1600 from the Late Latin word "anonymus", from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (anṓnumos, "without name"), from ᾰ̓ν- (an-, "un-") with ὄνῠμᾰ (ónuma), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ (ónoma, "name").
A fictional example of a doxing post on social media. In this case, the victim's personal name and address are shown. Doxing, also spelled doxxing, is the act of publicly providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the Internet and without their consent.
In information technology, Shibboleth is a community-wide password that enables members of that community to access an online resource without revealing their individual identities. The origin server can vouch for the identity of the individual user without giving the target server any further identifying information. [13]
Through digital deception, people are easily capable of deceiving others whether it be for their own benefit or to ensure their safety. One form of digital deception is catfishing. By creating a false identity catfishers deceive those online to build relationships, friendships, or connections without revealing who they truly are as a person.
Polygender: “Polygender is the descriptive word for someone who experiences multiple gender identities,” licensed social worker and LGBT+ expert Dr. Kryss Shane previously told Men's Health.
A home burglar in New Zealand used what appears to be a comforter pulled off of a child’s bed to conceal his identity, and it seems to have worked. Robber avoids revealing identity on camera by ...
A pseudonym (/ ˈ sj uː d ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ ˈ eɪ l i. ə s /) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ().
Online identity has given people the opportunity to feel comfortable in wide-ranging roles, some of which may be underlying aspects of the user's life that the user is unable to portray in the real world. [23] Online identity has a beneficial effect for minority groups, including racial and ethnic minority populations and people with disabilities.