With a Few Bits of Data, Researchers Identify ‘Anonymous’ People by NATASHA SINGER


By NATASHA SINGER

Knowing just four random pieces of information was enough to reidentify 90 percent of the shoppers as unique individuals and to uncover their records, researchers calculated.

Published: January 28, 2015 at 07:00PM

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