I'm still waiting for some proof that I can actually be identified in the information that was collected.
Come on Bob. I've been reading your posts forever and you're clearly a smart guy. If let's say Amazon buys data from av Jumpshot they get info on what a certain Avast ID did on their page at a certain time. For example clicked on an advert for a new iPhone. By cross-reference Amazon can easily see what Avast ID belongs to what IP or even customer that clicked on that advert at the exact same time. That anonymous Avast ID is worthless.
IMHO at the moment this is just a convincing concept, not a proof
Yes , You can turn the problem upside down (all over the web), Bob's right, you won't give proof, otherwise you don't belong here.
You can only get a feeling or an approach to it.
For the approach, we must already believe what some scientists say about the possibilities of using AI, especially with "Machine Learning" algorithms.
As written in the
article (in french but there is a US TV vidéo inside)
Based on the result, more than 99% of Americans could be successfully re-identified from any data set containing at least 15 demographic attributes such as age, gender, or marital status.
Moreover, it's when all of an individual's anonymous data is sold in bulk, we don't know that for Jumpshot.?
I have no idea what the
verification tool in the article says because you have to be either American or English.