Blogging is a kind of "diary-journalism": Blogger are posting their experiences and views on the Internet in order to inform as much different people as possible of them. Many blogger are writing anonymously in order to avoid punishment, disadvantages at work or ostracism because of their freely expressed opinion.

• Business partners are deterred
  Someone is observing your connection to your anonymous blog. He recognizes, that you are defending certain political and religious views there. Provided this information comes to the public, your business partners may be deterred to cooperate with you.
• Excessive liability concerning the own opinion
  In case it comes to negative portrayals of companies and VIPs liability suits are often quick at hand. In authoritarian states blogger are furthermore prosecuted because of unpleasant political and religious opinions. Since your blog-provider must reveal your IP-address in case of an official order, you are only able to express your opinion in a limited way.
• Punishment of political and human rights activists
  Activists contacting web sites of political organizations can be observed and punished. However, in a free society it should be possible to inform oneself about political opinions without any punishment at all.