Hidden Identities

I discovered "Secret Simon" a few months ago and it's since become one of my favorites. When it was started, it was an outlet for "Simon" to talk about being gay without being out of the closet. At the time, the author was married (with two children), and used the anonymity of blogging to deal with his fears and concerns.

One of the most powerful things about the Internet is its ability to empower people while hiding their identities. I'm reminded of "Salam Pax," the Baghdad blogger from the early days of the Iraq War, who used the cover of the Internet to write about the invasion from the perspective of the ordinary Iraqi. What are the applications of this in the political world?