[OSM-talk] HDYC, login requirement and "privacy"

Simon Poole simon at poole.ch
Fri May 5 09:47:56 UTC 2017



Am 05.05.2017 um 10:37 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer:
> ..
> Also everyone can create new users at will, if your concern is privacy, you could use a new user for every edit and nobody could associate these edits to the same person.
>
> ..
Well if a "new user" includes

- changing (the version of) the editor you are using
- changing your language preferences
- changing how you comment on changesets
- changing your editing habits
- avoiding linking accounts via related edits

and observing a couple of further points, yes, then you might be correct.

Simon



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