Kind of a follow up to the It’s not a question of if, but only of when post from a few weeks ago. A fascinating but also scary read how it is possible to identify individuals from theoretically anonymised data:
Riding with the Stars: Passenger Privacy in the NYC Taxicab Dataset
Similar to this there is a lot of information in an itemised bill. Or a record of all websites visited…
shared this.
likes this.
As all I do is basically analyse large data sets, it terrifies me. And don’t even get me started on the Internet Of Things That Can Be Misused. My ‘fridge does not need to be web-enabled.
tag:facebook.com,2013:10154004630803268_liked_by_10152455158729388
Neil Armstrong
https://www.facebook.com/776938267/posts/10154004630803268#liked-by-10152455158729388
tag:facebook.com,2013:10154004630803268_liked_by_736710649714298
Paul Jones
https://www.facebook.com/776938267/posts/10154004630803268#liked-by-736710649714298