Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery
Ah yes... I'm Skimmington Harborough, Esq., I come from a family that made its fortune in philanthropy generations ago.This seems like a pretty straightforward mechanism for covert operatives, to generate a believable (and memorizable) cover that pulls attention away and maintains coherence.That said, as someone who prizes ethical behavior, it's not possible to practice this and remain wholly honest without some sort of ethical loophole like "character work for entertainment only".  A persona requires misrepresentation, which is not the same as de facto anonymity.So, while I love the write-up, I don't think it's saying what they think it's saying.