Samuel L. Jackson

I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.

Actor

Jodhi May

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody else, and so any recognition I'd get away from the screen - well, it's not something I actively seek. To be honest with you, I'm surprised anybody does.

English Actress

Khaled Hosseini

It's a very nice kind of quasi-fame being a writer, because you remain largely anonymous and you can have a private life, which I really cherish. I don't like to be in the public light all that much. I don't crave the whole fame thing at all.

Afghani Novelist

Kimbra

I guess there might come a point when I will want to live an anonymous life. I'm only at the start of my career, so I'm sure that moment will come, but I know how blessed I am to have this platform on which to speak and influence.

New Zealander Musician

Natalie Portman

The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it's only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous.

American Actress

Neil Blumenthal

Within an office, it's important to create opportunities for anonymous feedback.

American Businessman

Holly Hunter

Most of the time I live a fully anonymous life, which is the way I like it.

Hugh Dancy

I think I can lead a pretty anonymous life, yeah.

British Actor

Taylor Caldwell

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

American Author

Amos Lee

American Musician

Used when someone's privacy or safety needs protection by hiding their identity.

Privacy Protection

Indicates a person who gives something without seeking recognition or attention.

Mystery Donor

Refers to things that are plain and hard to distinguish from others.

Lacking Individuality

Describes something that does not stand out in its environment.

Blends In

Used when something is meant for anyone to use, not personalized.

General Application

Carries a sense of being neutral, without personal or emotional involvement.

Neutral Tone

Used for maintaining privacy and secrecy online, often to protect user identity.

Online Anonymity

Users may feel more comfortable sharing or speaking when they are anonymous online.

Encourages Openness

 is being served here by just allowing people -- there are very few places, now, where you can go and not have identity, to be completely anonymous and say whatever you'd like. And saying whatever you like, I think, is powerful. Doing whatever you like is now crossing a line. But I think it's important to have these places.

The case for anonymity...

 I'll never send that message. It's just like the nurse in the hospital reporting the drunk surgeon. That message will only happen if I'm anonymous. So the system has to have ways of providing anonymity in it, otherwise, we don't get where we want to get to. So, four issues. So what are we going to do about it?

David Birch: A new way...

 or, worse, taking a guess. And watch out for reports that rely on anonymous sources. These could be people who have little connection to the story, or have an interest in influencing coverage, their anonymity making them unaccountable for the information they provide. Finally, and most importantly,

How to choose your news...

 Instead, these anonymous companies exist mainly to disguise people doing things they'd rather not have the public know about. And these people go to great lengths to hide any links between their names and the companies they own. The life of an anonymous company

How exposing anonymous...

 When you decode the world with design intent in mind, the world becomes kind of magical. Instead of seeing the broken things, you see all the little bits of genius that anonymous designers have sweated over to make our lives better.

Why city flags may be...

 Dear Fox News, it has come to our unfortunate attention that both the name and nature of Anonymous has been ravaged. We are everyone. We are no one. We are anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget.

Misha Glenny: Hire the...

 But now, it's the online community too. Millions of people, often anonymously, can stab you with their words, and that's a lot of pain. And there are no perimeters around how many people can publicly observe you

The price of shame PIPE...

 It is a censorship-free world visited by anonymous users. Little wonder, then, that it's a natural place to go for anybody with something to hide, and that something, of course, need not be illegal.

How the mysterious dark...

 man couldn't enter the afterlife without his name so there's something disturbing about the fact that he was left anonymous next the Victorian examiners saw that the body had been deliberately

Screaming Mummy Mystery...

 my entire life and I can't even tell you about tinder except for the fact that if you think that there is a limit to the amount of anonymous sex we can have on this planet