but once i have an account, why would i still need tor?
what protection does tor give to someone logged in to wikipedia?
i don't like to get an account because that would leave a public trail of all my edits, and given the eclectic selection of topics i am interested, in this would allow anyone to deanonymize me. whereas if my edits get spread over multiple ip addresses you may tie a particular edit to an ip of mine, but you won't be able to build a profile of my person from all my edits.
hackernews has the same problem, but on hn the topic selection is more limited, and not all topics i am interested in are being discussed here. also it is a lot more difficult to categorize hn comments compared to wikipedia edits.
If you believe you require privacy in your contributions, you can create multiple accounts pursuant to the policy on sockpuppetry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppetry#Legiti.... In these cases, you "must not use alternative accounts to mislead, deceive, disrupt, or undermine consensus". It is also recommended to "notify a checkuser or members of the arbitration committee if they believe editing will attract scrutiny".
what protection does tor give to someone logged in to wikipedia?
i don't like to get an account because that would leave a public trail of all my edits, and given the eclectic selection of topics i am interested, in this would allow anyone to deanonymize me. whereas if my edits get spread over multiple ip addresses you may tie a particular edit to an ip of mine, but you won't be able to build a profile of my person from all my edits.
hackernews has the same problem, but on hn the topic selection is more limited, and not all topics i am interested in are being discussed here. also it is a lot more difficult to categorize hn comments compared to wikipedia edits.