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Anonymity Set
Privacy
The size of the crowd you blend into.
Definition
An anonymity set is the group of people you could be, from an observer’s point of view.
In plain English
The size of the crowd you blend into.
Why this matters
Why it matters: The bigger the group, the harder it is to single you out.
Example
Example: If 1,000 people use the same network route, it’s harder to identify one person.