What’s in a Name? Some Reflections on the Sociology of Anonymity

Information Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-112

  Helmick, Gary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Electronic communication; Ethics; Identification; Privacy; Pseudonymity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033244306     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722499128565     Document Type: Article

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