Invoking mutual anonymity by electing to become head of a return path
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1. A method of invoking mutual anonymity, said method comprising:
- electing to become a head of a return path in response to receiving a request for information;
receiving said information at said head of said return path; and
forwarding said information to a peer that transmitted said request.
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Abstract
In a method of invoking mutual anonymity, electing to become a head of a return path in response to receiving a request for information. The information is received at the head of the return path. The information is then forwarded to a peer that transmitted the request.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of invoking mutual anonymity, said method comprising:
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electing to become a head of a return path in response to receiving a request for information;
receiving said information at said head of said return path; and
forwarding said information to a peer that transmitted said request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of increasing privacy, said method comprising:
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forwarding a request for information among a plurality of peers;
selecting a peer from said plurality of peers as a head of a return path; and
forwarding said information to said peer from another peer containing said information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for increasing privacy, said apparatus comprising:
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means for forwarding a request for information among a plurality of peers;
means for selecting a peer from said plurality of peers as a head of a return path; and
means for forwarding said information to said peer from another peer containing said information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for invoking mutual anonymity, said system comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of peers; and
a peer privacy module configured to be stored and executed on each peer of said plurality of peers, wherein said peer privacy module is configured to forward a request for information among a plurality of peers through said network, to select a peer from said plurality of peers as a head of a return path and to forward said information to said peer from another peer containing said information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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