Can Anonymous Posters on Medical Forums be Reidentified?

• Main Authors: Bobicev, Victoria (Author), Sokolova, Marina (Author), El Emam, Khaled (Author), Jafer, Yasser (Author), Dewar, Brian (Author), Jonker, Elizabeth (Author), Matwin, Stan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BackgroundParticipants in medical forums often reveal personal health information about themselves in their online postings. To feel comfortable revealing sensitive personal health information, some participants may hide their identity by posting anonymously. They can do this by using fake identitie...