Resumen
The article focuses on anonymity on the Internet. Anonymous communication is seen as the cornerstone of an Internet culture that promotes sharing and free speech and is overtly anti-establishment. Anonymity, ensures governments cannot spy on citizens and thus guarantees privacy and free speech. The recommendations of the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference on Anonymous Communication Policies for the Internet supported this view. Among the findings was that online anonymous communication is morally neutral and that it should be considered a strong human and constitutional right. By allowing anonymous communication an incremental breakdown of the fabric of our society is at risk. It has been held that the price of freedoms is not anonymity but accountability. The article argues this in more detail and suggest the only real solution is more openness, not less. Small groups, such as villages or family units, where people know and depend more directly on each other, tend to be reasonably stable despite significant imbalances. However, in larger communities, such as cities or countries, such differences can quickly lead to crime, social unrest, protests and even revolution.