Reading questions for:
Vlug and van der Lei, Double Encryption of Anonymized Electronic Data Interchange
and
Nissenbaum, The Meaning of Anonymity in an Information Age.
CS-80--Senior Seminar
Fall '01

Abby Ge

10/10/01

1.

What is anonymity in a computerized world? How is the concept different from that prior to the computerization of the society? What's the difference between anonymity and pseudonimity?

2.

What are the advantages of anonymity? According to Nissenbaum, what needs to be done to preserve anonymity an information age?

3.

What is an "opaque" identifier? What are the two ways Nissenbaum mentioned in the article, by which anonymity can be lost?

4.

What is the problem the authors are trying to solve? Why is double encryption necessary in this case?

5.

Where does anonymity come in? Is it comprimised in any way, relating to the issues raised by Nissenbaum? Is the comprimise necessarily a problem?

6.

What do the authors mean by "double encryption used twice"? Is it a robust setup?

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Reading questions for:
Vlug and van der Lei, Double Encryption of Anonymized Electronic Data Interchange
and
Nissenbaum, The Meaning of Anonymity in an Information Age.
CS-80--Senior Seminar
Fall '01

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