Nymwars, really?
A thought:
Handful of people on Twitter (and on the web) seem to be uber-fussed about Pseudonym Wars - dubbed ‘nymwars’ by Google+ Policy Bashers on Twitter and around the web. Why is that?
Is it because they want on-line Privacy (against matching their Real Life data with their on-line activities)? Or is it because they secretly support full anonymity (hive, collective, borg behaviour) and that pushing for pseudonyms will get them closer to their goal?
Pseudonym users generally want an established, legitimate identity under a different name, handle or callsign. They don’t want to remain totally hidden or their identity merged with thousands of others, like anonymous. Privacy from prying eyes, like institutions and corporations, is what they are after.
In essence, Privacy Wars, not Nymwars. For people who haven’t ousted their Real Life identity with their pseudonym, that is.
5 months ago