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Chapter 3 - Information Privacy

Challenges and Opportunities for Technology and Measurement

from Part I - Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

By
Heng Xu  and
Nan Zhang
Edited by
Louis Tay ,
Sang Eun Woo  and
Tara Behrend
Louis Tay
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Indiana
Sang Eun Woo
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Indiana
Tara Behrend
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Indiana
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Summary

Organic data have the potential to enable innovative measurements and research designs by virtue of capturing human behavior and interactions in social, educational, and organizational processes. Yet what makes organic data valuable also raises privacy concerns for those individuals whose personal information is being collected and analyzed. This chapter discusses the potential privacy threats posed by organic datasets and the technical tools available to ameliorate such threats. Also noted is the importance for educators and research scientists to participate in interdisciplinary research that addresses the privacy challenges arising from the collection and use of organic data.

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privacymeasurementorganic datadata anonymizationdata re-identificationdata inference
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Technology and Measurement around the Globe , pp. 107 - 128
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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