•Because
of the expansion of data available via the internet it is critical
to conduct “re-identification assessments” that attempt to ascertain
the identify of individuals. Some agencies have hired
"hackers" under contract to do this; some do it
in-house. Needs to be done
–prior
to the release of all microdata files and
–on
earlier microdata data releases: important to determine whether or
not microdata files which were once deemed
"protected" can inadvertently be re-identified.
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