One of the first things we do when we sign up for a new website or platform online is to pick a name — a username, screen name or handle — sometimes unrelated to the name on our government ID. Part of ...

I didn’t see this coming, but it turns out a bunch of people who have written letters to the editor have received anonymous notes in response, mailed to their homes. Some felt intimidated and stopped ...

Watching faceless online passerby troll bloggers or mock fellow scribblers can be a drag, but what if legislators’ answer to online ne’er-do-wells was to ban anonymous comments from websites entirely?

There’s nothing safer in politics than blaming social media for all of America’s problems, whether mental illness, racism, or even our collapsing republic’s virtue. Meanwhile, nearly every ...

In the name of national security, former South Carolina governor and current Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wants to use government authority to ban anonymous speech on social media ...

The IARPA ARTS program aims to develop novel algorithms that will modify spontaneous speech in real-time to protect an individual’s privacy. Countless electronics in modern life, like smart phones, ...