It's amazing how quickly you can single out people using supposedly anonymized datasets like this. There's a CMU paper noting that 87% of Americans are uniquely

It's amazing how quickly you can single out people using supposedly anonymized datasets like this. There's a CMU paper noting that 87% of Americans are uniquely identified by their birthdate, 5-digit zip code, and gender: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/your-secrets-live-online-in-databases-of-ruin.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/your-secrets... Statistics are neat.