Understanding online anonymity.
Whenever we navigate the Web, we leave a trace through our IP address, which can in turn be used to establish our identity – for instance, by cross-checking it with a user's Internet subscription. By using software such as VPN and Tor, however, it might be possible to avoid leaving such traces. A li...
| Publicado en: | Media, Culture & Society Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 557 - 565 |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
May2019
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