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Anonymous communication has a relatively long and sometimes controversial history in this country. From the anonymous publishing of the Federalist Papers under the pseudonym ‘‘Publius’’over two centuries ago to anonymous sources such as ‘‘Deep Throat’’during the Watergate scandal, anonymity has played and continues to perform a unique role in American culture. The ability to communicate anonymously is viewed as part of our basic right to free speech—an interpretation historically upheld in US courts (Bowman 2001) but increasingly problematized by new communication technologies (see Lipinski 2002). Indeed, concerns and debates about anonymous communication may well be at an all time high. Even though we all experience anonymity in a variety of somewhat mundane ways (eg, anonymous letters to the editor/media, tips to law enforcement, organizational evaluations/appraisals,‘‘leaks’’and …