Contacting the author of a message 1. This process cannot guarantee complete privacy. Finally, the anonymization may miss some names or email addresses. However, the anonymization does make it harder for strangers to learn about your private life and your relation to cystic fibrosis.
Many people find the ease and scope of such searches disquieting.
Fixing flaws in anonymization It is possible that the anonymization program will fail to remove some references to your name, or to other sensitive information. Or, it may assign different nicknames to different names or different email addresses that you use. We can also disable anonymization for you if you prefer. No program can do a perfect job in anonymization. However, if informed of problems, we will correct them.