Privacy vs Anonymity: What's the Difference and Why They Matter
With all the new online products and services coming out, you see a lot of buzzwords used to describe them—private, anonymous, secure, open-source, safe, encrypted. News flash, words have meanings, and the terms used to describe something can give you a big hint to what that thing does well. Privacy and anonymity, or "private" and "anonymous," are two words that are frequently used interchangeably to mean no one is watching you or knows what you are up to.