ANONYMOUS ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

摘要

A method is described for operating an anonymizer, that provides an anonymity service, that comprises receiving, over a network, an electronic order to be placed with a payee from a subscriber. The electronic order includes information identifying the payee with whom the electronic order is to be placed and information describing at least one item or service to be ordered. Subscriber information is then retrieved, including information about the desired level of an anonymity of the subscriber. Placement of the order to the payee may then be enabled without providing the payee any of the desired anonymity information of the subscriber. Embodiments of the invention may be implemented as a computer readable storage medium. A system is also provided for carrying out the method.