Survey:Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online

A new survey finds that most internet users would like to be anonymous online, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online. Some of the key findings: 86% of internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints—ranging from clearing cookies to encrypting their email. 55% of …

Vint Cerf, Father of internet says “Anonymity and pseudonymity are perfectly reasonable” May be .africa should learn

Speaking recently to Reuters in an interview, Vint Cerf, a senior Google executive better known as a “father of the Internet.”, acknowledged that the search giant’s increasing push in the past 18 months to institute real-name authentication for Google+ and other services has sparked intense debate within its Mountain View, California, headquarters. Google has also …