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Researchers reverse Netflix anonymization
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2007-12-04

In a dramatic demonstration of the privacy dangers of databases that collect consumer habits, two researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have shown that a handful of movie ratings can identify a person as easily as a Social Security number.

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Researchers reverse Netflix anonymization 2007-12-04
SteveB (1 replies)
What an over dramatic presentation!

Look at the title: "Researchers reverse Netflix anonymization". There is nothing in the article that supports that title. There is no breach of user confidence, poor security on Netflix part or anything else that could remotely be construed as a reversal of t...

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Researchers reverse Netflix anonymization 2007-12-07
EvilWizard
I honestly can't believe they compared the results of their study to identification through use of SSN's. I don't even know if I would qualify this as a FUD article as the effort itself is just silly when you read it......

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Researchers reverse Netflix anonymization 2007-12-26
Outtanames999
It's a pretty weak proof of concept. If it was your Netflix account they de-anonymized you don't have much to worry about.

What they did is akin to saying that someone in your neighborhood drives a particular brand of car and fills the tank with a particular brand of gas once a week. Coincidenta...

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