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Yes, but the defense is that the information was not revealed to the public. The information, if indeed it would have violated the act, was revealed only to employees and contractors. If blockbuster...
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So I was totally with this article, and that 87% figure grabbed me -- and then we go on to say that, actually, it's a totally meaningless figure because it's based on information that *won't* be...
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No. Zipcode + gender + birthdate identifies 87% of Americans. Age != Birthdate.
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I wonder if changing it from age to age group (5-10 year ranges) would be enough to satiate those with privacy concerns... Could probably work out something similar with zip codes
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Technically, as soon as the selection criteria are broad enough to encompass two individuals, the information is not personally identifiable in that there is still an element of doubt as to which of...
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Yep, but I guess the question is at what point it becomes "anonymous", and that's going to be a matter of opinion. Is it anonymous if I can say it's one out of these 100 people? 1 out of 1,000? 100,000?
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That's not true. The information was available to anyone who wanted to take part in the contest and was easily downloaded via the Netflix website.
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I'm not sure this is really a big deal for privacy. First I would like to know if anybody knows about something bad that could potentially happen to those that have been identified. Would any employer...
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1. This matter has nothing to do with patents. Thus, the gratuituous reference seems misplaced. 2. What is one to make of the comment in the article attributed to the team finishing second that the...
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That isn't true. First off, you have solid information for anything both people rented. Second, it might not take a large stretch to figure out which of the two is which based on trends. (For example,...
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This matter has nothing to do with patents. Thus, the gratuituous reference seems misplaced. Point missed, huh? The point is that patents make collaboration like this harder, not easier. What is one to...
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They should allow you to opt out of these studies, alternatively, all they ask for is your birth year, change that by a year or 2 and they would never find you.
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Since I saw no mention in the article about patents, bringing them up does seem to be a gratuitous reference. Had patents posed a problem I would have expected at least some mention, and yet the...
View ArticleData CAN be further obusfcated - not 100% solution, but still
Netflix can/should maybe use forms of obfuscation to increase the "Anonymity factor'. FOr example, while It makes sense that having a common zipcode is an important attribute, it (probably) does not...
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Well, the big problem with Zipcode + gender + birthdate is that it uniquely identifies 87% of people. Uniquely identifying anyone is a problem. But how bad is it if the data can be tracked back to...
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Just because most collaborations aren't fruitful doesn't mean collaboration isn't fruitful. yes Mike, but conversely, just because the winners happened to collaborate does not prove the collaboration...
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