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Privacy vs Anonymity - What's the difference?

privacy | anonymity |

As nouns the difference between privacy and anonymity

is that privacy is the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others while anonymity is the quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness.

privacy

English

(wikipedia privacy)

Noun

  • The state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.
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  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

    • Related terms

    * antiprivacy * private

    See also

    * mind one's own business ----

    anonymity

    English

    (Anonymity)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness.
  • (countable) That which is anonymous.

    • Related terms

    () * anon * anonym * anonymal * anonymize * anonymosity * anonymous * anonymously * anonymousness

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