English Wikipedia Enables Temporary Accounts for Logged-Out Editors
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English Wikipedia has introduced Temporary Accounts for logged-out editors to protect their IP addresses and enhance privacy, while still allowing admins to access the underlying IP information.
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The accounts have the effect of obscuring the connection of unregistered editors to their IPs to casual viewers. [Admins are still] able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.
They were enabled on English Wikipedia on 4 November 2025.