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k-anonymity: a standalone construct

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k-anonymity1 CONSTRUCTK-anonymitySWEENEY · COMPUTER SECURITY

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Computer security

a privacy property where each released record is indistinguishable from at least k minus one others on identifying attributes.

In computer security, k-anonymity refers to a privacy property where each released record is indistinguishable from at least k minus one others on identifying attributes. This meaning comes from Sweeney (2002) in International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems.[1]

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References

  1. Sweeney, L. (2002). K-anonymity: A Model for Protecting Privacy. International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems, 10(05), 557-570. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218488502001648

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