Ester Dyson's comment on anonymity

[Martin Minow]

Declan McCullagh wrote:
>Note Esther Dyson's comments:
>
>         "The damage that can be done by anonymity is far bigger" than in
>   any other medium, said Esther Dyson, chairwoman of the Electronic
>   Frontier Foundation. "In the end, you need to be able to get at
>   somebody's identity to enforce accountability, and the question is how
>   do you also enforce freedom of speech and freedom from prosecution for
>   unpopular opinions."

I wonder whether Esther was speaking about the Federalist Papers?
Who did write those subversive documents anywhy?

Martin Minow
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