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211 | Providing anonymity for users is the central goal for the anonymous | 211 | Providing anonymity for users is the central goal for the anonymous |
212 | file-sharing application. Many other design decisions follow in the footsteps | 212 | file-sharing application. Many other design decisions follow in the footsteps |
213 | of this requirement. Anonymity is never absolute. While there are various | 213 | of this requirement. Anonymity is never absolute. While there are various |
214 | scientific metrics that can help quantify the level of anonymity that a | 214 | @uref{https://gnunet.org/anonymity_metric, scientific metrics} that can help quantify the level of anonymity that a |
215 | given mechanism provides, there is no such thing as complete anonymity. | 215 | given mechanism provides, there is no such thing as complete anonymity. |
216 | GNUnet's file-sharing implementation allows users to select for each | 216 | GNUnet's file-sharing implementation allows users to select for each |
217 | operation (publish, search, download) the desired level of anonymity. | 217 | operation (publish, search, download) the desired level of anonymity. |
218 | The metric used is the amount of cover traffic available to hide the request. | 218 | The metric used is the amount of cover traffic available to hide the request. |
219 | While this metric is not as good as, for example, the theoretical metric | 219 | While this metric is not as good as, for example, the theoretical metric |
220 | given in scientific metrics, it is probably the best metric available to | 220 | given in @uref{https://gnunet.org/anonymity_metric, scientific metrics}, it is probably the best metric available to |
221 | a peer with a purely local view of the world that does not rely on unreliable | 221 | a peer with a purely local view of the world that does not rely on unreliable |
222 | external information. The default anonymity level is 1, which uses anonymous | 222 | external information. The default anonymity level is 1, which uses anonymous |
223 | routing but imposes no minimal requirements on cover traffic. It is possible | 223 | routing but imposes no minimal requirements on cover traffic. It is possible |