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Comment by jrcii | Hacker News Reader

I really object to the language of "dark" to describe privacy or anonymity, which are thereby painted with a sinister connotation.

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A better term already exists: "blank"

    Computer Court 9: "Guilty. Take her down."
    Convicted Blank:  "I know my rights. I won't be judged by a machine!"
    Dragul:           "You don't have any rights. You're a Blank."
    Convicted Blank:  "Blank is beautiful!
                       Blank is beautiful!
                       Blank is beautiful!"

Max Headroom, Episode ABC.1.6 "Blanks"

Similar to /s/blacklist/blocklist, maybe we can replace this with "Going Transparent" to describe privacy or anonymity.

"Going Clear"?

Inspired by this comic: "Going other": http://www.robot-hugs.com/other-five/

P.S: Dark is cool ;-)

I suggest the german "Geist" which means spirit or ghost (as in Poltergeist). It sounds a bit like "Guest" and Ghostery uses this metaphor already. Plus, german is cool.

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