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For Hackers, Anonymity Was Once Critical. That’s Changing.

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Dissent

Stephen Hiltner reports:

Ask any hacker who’s been around long enough, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear an archetypal story, tinged with regret, about the first time his or her real identity was publicly disclosed.

After enjoying years of online anonymity, the hacker known as Grifter was unmasked by a less-than-scrupulous spouse. “Hey, Neil!” his wife called out at him, absent-mindedly, from across a crowded room, while accompanying him (for the very first time) at a hacking conference.

Read more on the NY Times.


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