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Anonymity is a myth on the Internet as there is no such thing as real privacy online. When we conducted our original research in the late 1990s, several items stood out. Not surprisingly, perceived anonymity was a significant factor in contributing to the appeal of the Internet. It seems there was a perception that the Internet and all things communicated online felt like they were anonymous. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Virtually everything you do and say, type, text, post, search, and scroll online is trackable, traceable, and in some cases recorded and reproducible. That is not to say that everyone is reading and listening to what you do online, but rather to demonstrate that there is a footprint of what you do and say online. In general, you should remember that online communications are anything but anonymous. There are countless cases where users are startled to find out that what they do and say online can be accessed by others, and this record appears to be rather permanent. All this is said not to make you paranoid, but rather to be mindful that privacy online is complicated and it’s best to remember that.

Nothing online, and I mean nothing, is private.