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Are datasets truly anonymized? Two well-suited researchers are going to find out

Posted on September 29, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Erika Morphy reports:

With little fanfare or formality, Adam Smith, associate professor of computer science and engineering in Penn State’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Vitaly Shmatikov, a professor at Cornell University, are going to try to tackle a looming issue that will, if it is not addressed, have consequences for just about anyone who has every used the Internet, sent an email, received medical attention or otherwise made his or her presence known on the Grid that is our online society.

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