This paper, published by Privacy Foundation New Zealand, analyzes the opportunity, risks and reliability of anonymization for privacy protection purposes.
Privacy Foundation New Zealand — The Ignorance of Anonymisation to Protect Privacy

CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPT
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