How Being Anonymous on Steem Blockchain Will Save You from Trouble
Background
When i joined steemit, i was led to believe that unless newcomers verify themselves, they won’t be regarded as genuine accounts and will not receive any support in terms of upvotes from the majority of community..
Suffice to say that this information could not be more wrong...
Most of the early steemians have never even shown their faces on the blockchain ever and yet they are the ones advocating transparency through “genuine introduce yourself posts” containing your various images while holding signboard of your account name and date of introduction post.
Realistically speaking those people who call you fake on steemit will start calling you “Sir” or “Mam” the moment you come up with a hefty amount of SP in your wallets. 😂
Over the period, the training mask has not only been my gym buddy but also has helped me cover my identity on steemit
Never Ever Put Up Your Images / Videos on Blockchain If You Don’t Want To.
Why??
Because this is not facebook where you can delete your entire account and all of your posts and pictures in a jiffy.
After the posts have been paid out, they permanently become part of the blockchain for all times to come and your face will be visible to whoever is looking for you. No matter what you do, you cannot delete that data.
Unacceptability of Cryptos in Some Countries
Just to give an example on how being “identifiable” on steemit can get you in trouble, let me present a scenario.
Cryptocurrencies are yet to accepted in many countries. For now, things are not in black and white but in future if some govt decides to start a crackdown on people using and dealing in cryptos, you will be easily caught if you keep giving out your identity on blockchain like this...
Conclusion
Anonymity is Your Biggest Ally. Never declare yourself on steemit just to satisfy someone’s ego who feels threatened by your existence on this platform. I learned this the hard way. You will be known here for your blogs, for your work and for your interaction with community but certainly NOT for your “valid” pictures.
So unless you are comfortable giving out your identities, i suggest you should never do it. BE ANONYMOUS..
Best wishes
JBN
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Did you read the article? Before self voting your obnoxious comment??
You took all the words from my mouth man, I also thought the same way. I saw so many advises on Steemit saying we should put our real names n stuff to be more upvoted and appreciated, but actually it doesn't make sense. It is much better to stay anonymous on the internet in general, not just blockchain. I even used a fake name for Facebook, fuck all that, I like being in the dark where nobody can see me. Peace brother, I really like your article. ✌
Thank you very much.. and let me repeat that you have done well by not disclosing yourself (since you were never confortable with this idea to begin with)..
I also choose to remain largely anonymous on the platform, although am making friends who are getting to know the real me.
Being anonymous is a choice that should be respected
Yes.. and no one should ever be asked to validate themselves on steemit... thank you for putting things in perspectives..
Whoops.. upvoted my own comment by mistake..
like this idea. decide to resteem on by blog too... fortunately... after few month I still not yet post my 'introduce yourself' yet... :)
Why not? It is time to post your introduction my friend.. dont forget to use the tags “steemit, introduceyourself, introduction, blog, introducemyself” when you do it. And do send me the link of your intro post when you make it..
Gracias por pasar a formar parte de nuestra comunidad, Saludos.
Muchas Gracias..
Yes, having your photo's and identity on Steemit, or any of the other apps that use STEEM Blockchain could present problems at any time in the future.
Supposedly censorship free if you say things illegal in your country or do/post something else illegal in your country on Steemit, you could be in for trouble at any time...blockchain is forever as you tell us.
Being annonymous is a right we all have and should consider using more.
Crypto we may earn is also recorded in time on the blockchain...beware the tax man coming in the future.
Exactly.. i absolutely agree with you...
It's not just the STEEM Blockchain that presents privacy issues. As I understand it (not too much) all blockchains store their data forever, this can present issues of copyright infringement legal actions against the holder/uploader of infringing material maybe not now, but maybe a year, or ten years later..
dTube for example could potentially have legal issues in future if users upload copyright materials without licence or if nodes store any IPFS files that infringe copyrights.
then there's the issue of copyright being different in most countries, US copyright seems the most widespread (they expect it to be universal) Some things are out of copyright in certain countries but still under copyright in the US...so the content makes it to a blockchain which is decentralized...so the dilema begins.
It's an exciting transforming world we live in and laws will have to evolve.
Well, when you delete a photo on facebook, that photo is not actually deleted...
If you are talking about deletion of data from their servers then yes, but your deleted pictures and profile will not show up on google search. However in case of steem blockchain, it will be there forever no matter how hard you wanna try to delete it..
Personally, I don't give a crap about being known as me. And I'm not afraid of authorities, period. But I totally understand and support anyone's decision to remain anonymous and protect their privacy for whatever reason. I feel it's anyone's sovereign right as beings. So while I practice differently for myself, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Don't let anyone pressure or punk you around to conforming where they don't actually have that power. Illusion of power is so powerful.
Well you are right. thats why i said “dont share your identity if you don’t want to”..
Very well put..
Good article, so many underestimate the value of this. All the info stored here, will be available forever.
Exactly my friend
Completely agree with you. It is an easy way to expose yourself from unwanted threat which you may evade otherwise. Nice suggestion. It is obvious if you have high SP, people love to give you importannce. So choice is in your own hand. Better move save than expose and be in trouble. Keep sharing @jbn
Fabulously summed up. Thank you..