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My last startup does this as well, but in our experience deidentification is not nearly as robust as the companies using it claim it is.
by tedivm 5y ago
My last startup does this as well, but in our experience deidentification is not nearly as robust as the companies using it claim it is.
- potatoman22 5y agoCase in point: The Netflix prize fiasco.
- wins32767 5y agoWe had biostatisticians on staff as well as third party companies review our de-idenitification regularly. From a population level we were quite solid. That said, were I an attacker trying to re-identify a specific person's data it would be hard to do with just basic demographic information but if you combine some specific health knowledge (a couple health problems you know your coworker has) or appointment info (date, type of doctor, stuff that may also come up in common conversations) it gets a lot easier.