▁the ▁network ▁to ▁know ▁what ▁information ▁they ▁are ▁carrying ▁or ▁who ▁is ▁communic ating ▁with ▁whom . ▁Pe ers ▁can ▁protect ▁their ▁ident ities ▁from ▁each ▁other ' s ▁by ▁using ▁rende v ou z ▁on ions ▁or ▁similar , ▁digital ▁sign atures , ▁etc . ▁Who ▁originally ▁sent ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁intended ▁receiver ▁is ▁considered ▁in fe as ible ▁to ▁detect , ▁unless ▁the ▁pe ers ▁themselves ▁collabor ate ▁to ▁reve al ▁this ▁information . ▁See ▁mix ▁networks , ▁on ion ▁routing ▁and ▁anonymous ▁P 2 P ▁for ▁more ▁information . ▁ ▁An onym izing ▁communication ▁protocol s ▁makes ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁know ▁who ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁any ▁particular ▁service ▁or ▁pseud onym . ▁Because ▁summary ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁cr imes ▁is ▁mostly ▁illegal , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁stop ▁any ▁potential ▁criminal ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁network ▁without ▁enfor cing ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁strong ▁crypt ography . ▁ ▁Den i able ▁encryption ▁and ▁an onym izing ▁networks ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁detected ▁while ▁sharing ▁illegal ▁or ▁sensitive ▁information ▁that ▁users ▁are ▁too ▁afraid ▁to ▁share ▁without ▁any ▁protection ▁of ▁their ▁identity . ▁The ▁information ▁being ▁shared ▁could ▁be ▁anything ▁from ▁anti - state ▁propag anda , ▁wh ist leb low ing , ▁organization ▁of ▁n arc ot ics ▁distribution , ▁illegal ▁por n ographic ▁content , ▁distribution ▁of ▁reports ▁from ▁political ▁diss idents , ▁anonymous ▁mon et ary ▁transactions , ▁etc . ▁ ▁An onymous ▁trad ing ▁U nt race able , ▁priv ately ▁issued ▁electronic ▁money