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1. dalbas+(OP)[view] [source] 2019-07-24 12:47:16
A related/derivative concept that ties into the existing lexicon is name Vs pseudonym.

Bitcoin for example, uses pseudonyms... not anonymity. A pen name or a hn username is a pseudonym. A voting system needs to be anonymous not pseudo-anonymous^, by using a pseudonym. If each voter had a secret number that is attached to each vote, that is a pseudonym.

"L is 32 years old. She works as a nurse in Moscow." - L is a pseudonym. It isn't anonymous even though the name is ommitted.

^This can get grey, as even a piece of paper with an X on it will carry certain metadata or related data: which voting booth, etc. But, the goal is anonymity. IE, the X cannot be tied to anything else.

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2. doomju+MI2[view] [source] 2019-07-25 13:19:49
>>dalbas+(OP)
Rektor Seymour Skinner: "A certain agitator let's call her Lisa S. no that's too obvious let's say L. Simpson." [S07E05]
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