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It's impossible to anonymize location data, because location data is actually better at identifying you than your name (unless you have a very uncommon name).
by amalcon 15y ago
It's impossible to anonymize location data, because location data is actually better at identifying you than your name (unless you have a very uncommon name).
- doctoboggan 15y agoThe US census releases anonymized location data.
- amalcon 15y agoThe U.S. census releases aggregate data. It's not so much anonymized as impersonal. You're right, though, I should have been more specific: it's impossible to anonymize location data, save by aggregating very large, amorphous groups.