Definitions

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  • noun The act or process of making anonymous, of hiding or disguising identity.

Etymologies

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anonymize +‎ -ation

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Examples

  • Sweden's pirate contingent is already developing a new file-sharing program that will grant a sturdy shield of "anonymization" to its users — whether they be movie downloaders or persons of the darkest criminal intent.

    Pirates of the Multiplex Daly, Steven 2007

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

  • Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim - Google has departed from the usual false claims of anonymization to say that after 9 months, it "obfuscates" your IP address.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Ina Fried 2010

  • Instead they make it twice as bad by insulting your intelligence with an "anonymization" scheme so obviously ineffective that it really makes it clear what contempt they have for their customers.

    Slashdot: Apple 2010

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

  • Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim - Google has departed from the usual false claims of anonymization to say that after 9 months, it "obfuscates" your IP address.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now Ina Fried 2010

  • [301] Google backpedals on IP 'anonymization' claim

    Hack In The Box 2010

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