Google has recently taken some flak for its “real names” policy on Google+ — a number of users have had their Google+ accounts (and, sometimes, all related accounts) suspended for failing to use their ...

In research, the terms "anonymous" and "confidential" are often confused and treated as interchangeable. They have, however, very distinct meanings, and it is important for an investigator to ...

Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure ...

You can Whisper it, but don’t expect it or you to stay secret forever. Malcolm Campbell, CC BY-SA But there are two major issues with these apps: the false sense of anonymity security they provide, ...