Privacy Through Randomization
from the interesting dept
IBM is apparently working on a system to protect private data that is being entered into websites. They simply add or subtract random digits to the data that is entered - so that all the data is completely inaccurate. Then, at the end, they correct the aggregate data, so that it's much closer to reality. The end result is that companies (in theory) get the aggregate data without actually having anyone's exact personal data. It actually seems like a pretty good idea to me.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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