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If you have an existing Twitter account that contains personal information, you should open a second account for anonymous tweets. Choose a username that you ... HomeInternetStayAnonymousonTwitterByAaronParsoniBethanyClarke/GettyImagesNews/GettyImagesTwitterrequiresusershaveanaccounttowritetweets,soallyourpostsmustremainlinkedtogether.Byusinganewusernameandchangingafewsettings,however,youcansignificantlylimityourpersonallyidentifyinginformation,makingyoueffectivelyanonymousfromotherusers.Keepinmind,however,thatTwitteritselfcouldidentifyyouwithtechniquessuchasIPaddresstracking,ifrequiredbyacourtorder.CreatinganAnonymousAccountIfyouhaveanexistingTwitteraccountthatcontainspersonalinformation,youshouldopenasecondaccountforanonymoustweets.Chooseausernamethatyouhaven'tusedelsewhereandthatdoesn'tincludeeitheryourrealnameoryourcommononlinenames.OtherusersonTwitterwillnotseeanyconnectionbetweenyournewaccountandyourexistingaccountunlessyousharethatinformation.ChangingPrivacySettingsTwittercontainsthreesettingsimportantforkeepingyouraccountanonymous.Onthe"Securityandprivacy"tabinthesettings,uncheck"AddalocationtomyTweets"tostopTwitterfromrecordingyourreal-worldlocation.Press"Deletealllocationinformation"toerasethisinfofromanytweetsyou'vealreadymade.Uncheckthe"Letothersfindmebymyemailaddress"boxtopubliclydisassociateyourTwitteraccountfromyouremailaccount--Twitterwillstillknowyouremail,butotheruserscan'tfindyouwithit.Finally,ifyouhaveaphonetiedtoyouraccount,openthe"Mobile"settingstabanduncheck"Letothersfindmebymyphonenumber."ReferencesTwitter:TwitterPrivacyPolicyTwitterHelpCenter:AllowingOtherstoFindYoubyEmailAddressorPhoneNumberWriterBioAaronParsonhasbeenwritingaboutelectronics,softwareandgamessince2006,contributingtoseveraltechnologywebsitesandworkingwithNewsHourProductions.ParsonholdsaBachelorofArtsfromTheEvergreenStateCollegeinOlympia,Wash.×



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