The dark side of transparency: When hiding in plain sight works
研究了隐藏者公开承诺搜寻者数量后私下卷入可能被曝光的丑闻，发现增加搜寻者数量虽加快曝光速度但降低每个搜寻者的积极性，隐藏者可能选择无限多搜寻者来降低被曝光概率。
A hider publicly commits to the number of seekers and then privately gets involved in a story, which may be compromising. Each seeker aims to be the first to learn and report a compromising story. The seekers learn the story privately and in continuous time. With more seekers, the hider's story gets revealed at a faster rate, but each seeker gets discouraged and ceases learning more quickly. To reduce the probability of a compromising report, the hider may optimally choose infinitely many seekers. Nevertheless, the hider unambiguously benefits from making it harder for each seeker to learn her story.