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Anonymity of Tor Users and Wikipedia Editors

Accepted submission by at 2016-10-12 22:55:23
Digital Liberty

Drexel University researchers interviewed people who edit Wikipedia and people who use Tor, asking why they valued anonymity.

Among the factors mentioned were privacy, maintaining employment, safety, harassment, and reputation.

press release [drexel.edu]

study (PDF format) [andreaforte.net]


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