Anonymous Blogging - NightJack

Clive Davies has a post with some useful links about anonymous blogging and articles on the NightJack case. My thoughts on this have been echoed throughout the Blogosphere. It was not in the greater public interest, NightJack should have remained just that. I value the blogs written by police, doctors, nurses and judges, they shed light on an inner world that would be closed off otherwise.

Anonymity is of course also used for reasons outside of professional conflict or safety concerns. From insults to persona's to escapism to honesty, these are what makes the internet so wonderful, it's freedom, the Times has taken a little of that way for reasons purely clouded.

Man Behind Expenses Leak Revealed

We've reached the stage in society where they want to know everything about us, I think we're entitled to know about them (read more)

Can't fault his sentiment, I whole heartedly agree. We own him and whoever it was in the fees office a big thanks for whistle blowing, we wouldn't be in the position of being able to make an informed decision on voting for MPs without their intervention.