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rockskontoday at 5:31 AM1 replyview on HN

A marketer's definition of anonymized is worthless. It's a fantasy they want everyone else to believe in.

If it can be "de-anonymized" then it was never anonymous to begin with.

"De-anonymized" is quite literally an oxymoron.


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thfurantoday at 2:50 PM

Does that mean that no non-post-quantum encryption was ever actually encryption because in 20 years someone will be able to decrypt things?