The Internet doesn’t have an anonymity problem—it has a body problem

About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of anonymity on the internet through an interview with Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

I went into my interview with Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation ready to argue my case that anonymity is the problem. I came away with a more nuanced understanding.

People in this episode

Host: Suki Wessling

Guest: Cindy Cohn

Topics covered

• anonymity
• internet
• privacy
• technology
• law

Keywords

• anonymity
• internet
• Cindy Cohn
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• privacy
• technology
• law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Frontier Foundation

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