It is no coincidence that Anonymous, the movement and meme, caught on precisely at a time when anonymity is proving elusive.
A programming savant, Zuckerberg went to Harvard and coded the first generation of Facebook in his dorm room at age 19 to help undergrads communicate online using their real names, a revolutionary idea at a time when anonymity dominated the Internet.
Fifty Shades of Grey, which tells of an erotically charged affair between 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele, has tapped into readers' saucy side at a time when the anonymity of ebook purchasing has "enabled people to widen their tastes under the wire", Philip Jones, editor of book industry magazine The Bookseller, said.
It emerges during a time when many new apps allow for (relative) anonymity and aren't built from online social graphs but, instead, from a mobile phone's address book.
Mr. Polanski's arrest prompted American calls for extradition at a time when the Swiss bank UBS was fighting to protect its clients' anonymity from the United States government.
At a time when accepting charity was seen as a moral failure, Mr. Stone's promise of anonymity shielded the letter writers from shame.
Word of Mr. Foxx's nomination, confirmed on Sunday by White House officials who insisted on anonymity to discuss it before the formal announcement, comes at a time when the president has been scrutinized for the demographic makeup of his circle.
"We're trying to serve business readers at a time when business is in disarray," said one employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because employees are not authorized to speak publicly about the sale.
A Palestinian Authority official, who requested anonymity, called the shooting of Mr. Qawasmeh a major provocation at a time when the Palestinian leadership was trying to persuade Hamas to suspend attacks.
These investors, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, say the moves by Mr. Dimon only augment his reputation as arrogant at a time when the bank is fast losing credibility in Washington.
A passion for anonymity, it seems, has currently seized one of every nine local telephonists, & it's spreading at such a rate that the Co. anticipates a time when only 2 out of 3 customers will consent to be listed.
