San Francisco/East Bay Intergroup seeks to assist in maintaining anonymity for its members.
Here are some ways for meeting hosts and attendees to maintain anonymity in the digital and phone meeting realm. Please keep in mind that no method is foolproof.
Zoom/Online Meetings
- Change your Display Name or use Your First Name only
- Before Joining the Meeting, change your settings and change your name
- You can also change your display name once inside the meeting by clicking Participants → More → Rename.
- Turn Off Your Camera
- Join with your camera disabled so your video doesn’t show.
- Mute Your Microphone
- Join muted so no background sounds identify you.
- Use a Neutral Profile Picture (or none)
- Set your Zoom/online profile picture to something non-identifying (abstract image, logo, etc.) or leave it blank.
Managing Anonymity when Calling In (phone)
- Turn off caller ID
- Introduce yourself by your first name only or with a different name