The most common response to privacy-focused engineering is suspicion: "Why would a legitimate engineer care about anonymity?"
The question reveals a dangerous assumption.
Consider who needs strong digital privacy: the investigative journalist whose source list is a death warrant. The penetration tester whose IP must not be attributable. The researcher testing defences without revealing the client.
Privacy is a constitutional right in most democracies. Digital privacy is its technical expression.
Build secure systems. Build private systems. Build them for the legitimate many.
— Dick Bassey | DevDick | 2015