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The False Allure of Hashing for Anonymization

by Kevin Nisbet gravitational.com published 2018-04-30

Why using cryptographic hashes doesn't make data anonymous.

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Security & Privacy Databases & Data 2018

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Apr 30, 2018	The False Allure of Hashing for Anonymization by twakefield	200	101

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