12-23-2006, 09:22 AM
Quote:The Risks of Blogging
Sarah works in a government office as an accountant. She becomes aware that her boss, the deputy minister, is stealing large amounts of money from the government. She wants to let the world know that a crime is taking place but is worried about losing her job. If she reports the matter to the minister, she might get fired. She calls a reporter at the local newspaper, but he says he can't run a story without lots of additional information and documents to support her claims.
So Sarah decides to start a blog share her story with the rest of the world. To protect herself, she wants to make sure no one can find out who she is based on her blog posts. She needs to blog anonymously.
There are two main ways a blogger can get caught when he or she is trying to blog anonymously. One is if she reveals her identity through the content she publishes. For instance, if Sarah writes, "I'm the Assistant Chief Compliance Accountant to the Deputy Minister of Mines," there's a good chance that someone reading her blog is going to figure out who she is pretty quickly. (EFF's "How to Blog Safely" guide offers some great advice on how to avoid revealing your identity through the content of your blog.)
The other way Sarah can get caught is if someone can determine her identity from information provided by his or her Web browsers or email programs...
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