people often confuse privacy with anonymity, like in this article.
the question was if signal is secure and private, and the answer is about anonymity
is it secure and private - it is, is it anonymous - it's not, or at least, to some degree
the question was if signal is secure and private, and the answer is about anonymity
is it secure and private - it is, is it anonymous - it's not, or at least, to some degree
Eg. you are talking to an HIV medical specialist. This inherently has privacy implications, if observable. Likewise, you wouldn't say DNS has no privacy implications.
Anonymity rather means, you don't/can't know who exactly you are talking to.
General Michael Hayden, Director, NSA