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AU universities may allow pseudonyms to protect students critical of China (theguardian.com)
5 points by xyzal on July 1, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



I worked at a Pac12 (Pac10) university that had this 30+ years ago. The system-of-record alias database (and dorm rooms selection process) ran on a server behind my desk. Celebrities and kids of powerful people who might be targeted were given this option. It seems also fair to protect people who might be targeted the other way around: from powerful forces, regardless of origin.




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