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Data re-identification

Data re-identification or de-anonymization is the practice of matching anonymous data (also known as de-identified data) with publicly available information, or auxiliary data, in order to discover the person to whom the data belongs. This is a concern because companies with privacy policies, health care providers, and financial institutions may release…

Companies, Legal protections of data in the United States & Re-identification efforts

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Legal protections of data in the United States

Re-identification efforts

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Examples of de-anonymization

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Data re-identification

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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data information re-identification privacy anonymized health de-identification additional federal researchers may records medical identifiers location de-identified companies release available separately

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HealthData.govinstance ofon free and publicly accessing platforms0.80text
PatientsLikeMeinstance ofon free and publicly accessing platforms0.80text
encouraged by government open data policiesinstance ofon free and publicly accessing platforms0.80text
data sharing initiatives spearheaded by the private sectorinstance ofon free and publicly accessing platforms0.80text
nameinstance ofGIC assured that the patient's privacy was not a concern since it had removed identifiers0.80text
addressesinstance ofGIC assured that the patient's privacy was not a concern since it had removed identifiers0.80text
social security numbersinstance ofGIC assured that the patient's privacy was not a concern since it had removed identifiers0.80text
zip codesinstance ofinformation0.80text
birth dateinstance ofinformation0.80text
sex remained untouchedinstance ofinformation0.80text
homeinstance ofLocation shows recurring visits to frequently attended places of everyday life0.80text
workplaceinstance ofLocation shows recurring visits to frequently attended places of everyday life0.80text

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