If individuals can hide their identity they may be more prone to spread misinformation or exhibit antisocial behavior without fear of consequences.

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If individuals can hide their identity they may be more prone to spread misinformation or exhibit antisocial behavior without fear of consequences.

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We are not sure if web3 technical capabilities already allow to properly verify if people are using real names or not, so enforcement of using real names may be futile.

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Who Am I Online? Managing Personal Identity in Web3

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Transparency
Privacy
Web3
Privacy vs transparency

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Privacy

Philosophy

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Privacy can foster negative behavior

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People should have a fundamental right to use anonymous names if they so choose, because they have a basic human right to set their own identity

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