Pseudonymity is when we arrive at a relationship with some entity without disclosing the individual identity of that entity. A pseudonym refers to a unique alternative identifier, such as the nickname of a person, credit card number, student number from college, and bank account number. Using a pseudonym, you can tag various messages and transactions from the same entity by making a group of these transactions. Pseudonyms are widely used in social networks and other virtual communication channels. For example, any customer care representative introduces himself or herself with a pseudonym, instead of revealing their original name; this is pseudonymity. Twitter handles and Facebook accounts, for example, are ...
Pseudonymous behavior of Bitcoin
Get Learn Bitcoin and Blockchain now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
