Anonymity, adjective "anonymous", is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness". In colloquial use, "anonymous" is used to describe situations where the acting person's name is unknown. It can be said as not using your own name, simply. Some writers have argued that namelessness, though technically correct, does not capture what is more centrally at stake in contexts of anonymity. The important idea here is that a person be non-identifiable, unreachable, or untrackable. Anonymity is seen as a technique, or a way of realizing, certain other values, such as privacy, or liberty.
An important example for anonymity being not only protected, but enforced by law is probably the vote in free elections. In many other situations (like conversation between strangers, buying some product or service in a shop), anonymity is traditionally accepted as natural. There are also various situations in which a person might choose to withhold their identity. Acts of charity have been performed anonymously when benefactors do not wish to be acknowledged. A person who feels threatened might attempt to mitigate that threat through anonymity. A witness to a crime might seek to avoid retribution, for example, by anonymously calling a crime tipline. Criminals might proceed anonymously to conceal their participation in a crime. Anonymity may also be created unintentionally, through the loss of identifying information due to the passage of time or a destructive event.
Oh, I've always been a baby when it comes to growing up
And I'm the biggest baby that you've ever seen
I know we've had many problems but if you could still be me
Take this bottle from my hands and wean me.
Yes, you've wondered why I've always had a bottle in my hand
Why I never could give up my childish ways
Well, I'd rather be even with your help the man I'm going to be
Take this bottle from my hand and wean me.
And when I take that first big step I'll walk straight to you
Right into your lovin' arms that's where I want to be
Take this bottle from my hand and wean me
Right in your loving arms that's where I want to be
Take this bottle from my hand and wean me.