Anonymous Weblogging II
Many people have linked to the Electronic Frontier Foundation's article,. Several people have shared their personal experiences about (not) blogging anonymously, like Scheherazade Fowler. Her blog is among my very favorites because of how she so artfully writes about her life and its many dimensions apart from the law.
Back in February, I posted an entry about why many lawyers might choose to blog anonymously.
The title of the EFF article is a little overly optimistic, because half of the article is dedicated to identifying topics that one might want to avoid. But I think that it provides some useful tools that one can combine as needed to reduce the risk of a clash with one's employer. Which combination is "right" will depend on the circumstances. They're not the only tools out there, but they're some of the most significant ones.
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Dear Ms. Math,
I've thought long and hard about anonymous blogging. I want an anonymous blog to comment on State Supreme Court rulings and state news and personalities.
What I have to say will not be taken kindly but I've come up with these 2 ideas, well 3 ideas:
1) Don't blog at work. From what I understand even anon portals are susceptible legal action to reveal the IP address of the user.
2) Buy a second-Hand laptop at a computer fair with cash and use free wireless connections
3) Use same PC within range of unsecured wireless connections: Hotel Parking lots, densely populated neighborhoods, etc.
4) If you do blog at work, blog the post to word but always transfer the content to the blog via the wireless connection with a free email address created on same laptop with free connection.
Just a hippo's thoughts.
Dr. H.O. Potamus