An IP address is the most common identifier on the Internet. Its value may vary in different situations, but as a rule, there is a popular approach to frighten young and inexperienced members of numerous Anonymous groups through claims about disclosing their IP addresses. Such options as proxy servers, VPN, Tor, I2P can help hide your IP address. Each tool has its pros and … [Read more...] about What Kind of Sensitive Data You Can Unwillingly Transfer to the Internet
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Data De-Identification and Anonymization: Why and How It’s Done
Anonymization of data involves taking steps to remove personal identifiers from a set of data. Once data is anonymized, it should be impossible -- or at least very difficult -- to figure out who the stored data is associated with. The term de-identification is often used synonymously with anonymization in this context. Data is typically anonymized to protect the privacy of the … [Read more...] about Data De-Identification and Anonymization: Why and How It’s Done
An Extensive Glossary Of Big Data Terminology
Big data comes with a lot of new terminology that is sometimes hard to understand. Therefore we have created an extensive Big Data glossary that should give some insights. Some of the definitions refer to a corresponding blog post. Of course this big data glossary is not 100% complete, so please let us know if there are missing terminology that you would like to see … [Read more...] about An Extensive Glossary Of Big Data Terminology
