More Anonymities

Terrorism
By not claiming their responsibility over the event of terror, the terrorist group can create the sense of horror to their target group, and avoid counter attack. 22.8 percent of Israeli - Palestinian terrorism occurred between 1994 to 1999 time period are anonymous.

Underground Economy
Most of the underground economy chooses to be anonymous to avoid taxation from the government. The market not only includes illegal commerce (i.g. drugs, prostitutions, firearms, copyrighted media, etc.) but also legal service because of the benefit of not paying tax. Cash is preferred in underground economy because it is not easy to track.

Suicide group
Anonymous suicide is recent social phenomenon in developed Asian countries. Mostly formed over the internet, the victims exchange their information while staying anonymous. By belonging to the crowd, the individual victims are less recognizable and gains more confidence for suicide. The anonymity prevents them to be found by authority before the occurrence of suicide, but also protect the privacy of the members and their social life while they stay alive.

Homeless
Homeless are the one that are out of existing system. By being invisible to the system, they become anonymous to the society either voluntarily or involuntarily. By being out of system, homeless get out of the social responsibilities that are required from the location they reside.

Most Wanted
Most wanted fugitives from certain societies can be seen as physically anonymous because of their invisibility to the authority. By staying invisible and physically anonymous, they can delay the accusation from the authority while accomplishing their interests.

Pasquinade
Pasquinade is an anonymous lampoon. It obtained double meaning when people started to post anonymous satire to criticize their unhappiness over pope or the government.

Graffiti
If formal art is the one that has clear profile, graffiti is a type of art that stays anonymous in a way. The observer of the graffiti does not get the formal presentation of the artist or art. The artist like Bansky or Invader are anonymous but created their presence by repeating the similar style of art and getting recognized.

First federalist paper
Federalist paper is one of the iconic example of anonymity. The paper was published anonymously to avoid political oppression. The influence of the federalist paper to the constitution made the anonymity to be guaranteed as citizen’s right.

Anonymous Voting
In democracy, the degree of being anonymous in the voting system is important to achieve the fairness.