# Posting someone's name and picture on a public webpage, without their consent **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 23, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-someones-name-and-picture-on-a-public-webpage-without-their-consent/565218 "2010-12-23T20:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-someones-name-and-picture-on-a-public-webpage-without-their-consent/565218/61 "2011-01-02T10:31:48Z")
It seems to me that, if she’s interested in anonymity, a food critic should never use their real name in their column, and perhaps even use a fake picture to throw people off the scent. Thus, there’s no reason to create a law to protect the anonymity in this situation. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-someones-name-and-picture-on-a-public-webpage-without-their-consent/565218/62 "2011-01-07T20:39:42Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > What does public anonymity mean, **MrDibble**? Anonymity for any _public_ discourse. All publicly accessible statements should be traceable to a real human being without too much fuss. Possible exceptions include criminal witnesses and victims, of course, but otherwise, anyone should stand by what they say. I’ve been considering switching my SD username to my real name, you see. Obviously, if it’s good enough for me…😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-someones-name-and-picture-on-a-public-webpage-without-their-consent/565218.md?page=3)