But Mr Miliband insisted he always took anonymous quotes "with a very large dose of salt".

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Anonymous has always believed in the freedom of information and speech, this is Anonymous 101.

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Therein lies the potential danger--Anonymous cannot always act as a unified group.

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My only condition for participation in the Courtship Connection is that participants send me emails describing the blind dates, so that I can write a recap (always keeping the participants anonymous).

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So journalists seek those details out and almost always have to rely on anonymous sources.

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While Anonymous, the vigilante hacking group, has always accepted donation in Bitcoin, more mainstream websites like Reddit and online gambling sites have increasingly begun to accept bitcoin as a means of simplifying their online payment methods.

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"Anonymous reports, for example, can't always be followed up, " she said.

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An ethical company always treats its employees fairly, and the best way to stop anonymous employee Internet critics is by depriving them of reasons to complain in the first place.

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