ISSUE: VOLUME 45.03 AUTUMN 2016
The unnamed

Does anonymity need to be defended?

The autumn 2016 Index on Censorship magazine explores anonymity through a range of in-depth features, interviews and illustrations from around the world. Contributors include former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, journalist John Lloyd, Bangladeshi blogger Ananya Azad and philosopher Julian Baggini. This issue also has a thoughtful essay by novelist Hilary Mantel and illustrations by Molly Crabapple.

CONTRIBUTORS

Hilary Mantel
Author
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Valerie Plame Wilson
Former CIA officer
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Can Dündar
Journalist
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Editorial

Anonymity: worth defending

Why do we need anonymity?  Why does it matter? Why don’t we just ban it or make it illegal if it can be used for all these harmful purposes? Anonymity is an integral part of our freedom of expression. For many people it is a valuable way of allowing them to speak. It protects from danger, and it allows those who wouldn’t be able to speak or write to get the words out.

28 Jul 2016

Magazine Launch Event

“We have reached peak indifference to surveillance”

25 Oct 2016

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