Paul Ohm recently put out an article where he makes the dramatic claim that de-identification has failed (see http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1450006). I have heard that argument before and the argument’s primary weakness is amplified in this article – therefore I feel compelled to comment. Paul Ohm’s argument about the failure of anonymization is based on evidence that…
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Government info, Data.gov and privacy implications
… The government collects and produces information across sectors as diverse as scientific research and internal government functioning. Information is collected about economic indicators, health, product recalls, and government services such as Medicaid. Many databases are already made available in processed formats, but not in raw form. Different data sets will have different qualitative privacy…
Draft Paper: “But the Data is Already Public”: On the Ethics of Research in Facebook
I haven’t had a chance to read this yet, but Michael Zimmer has a draft paper available based on his critique of the “Taste, Ties, and Time” Facebook data release that is sure to be thought-provoking. Michael notes on his blog that he will be presenting his paper at the 8th International Conference of Computer…