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k-Anonymity: A Model for Protecting Privacy

L. Sweeney

2002 · DOI: 10.1142/S0218488502001648
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TLDR

The solution provided in this paper includes a formal protection model named k-anonymity and a set of accompanying policies for deployment and examines re-identification attacks that can be realized on releases that adhere to k- anonymity unless accompanying policies are respected.