Your Data Were 'Anonymized'? These Scientists Can Still Identify You [telecom]

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Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that can pick out almost any American in databases supposedly stripped of personal information.

By Gina Kolata

Your medical records might be used for scientific research. But don't worry, you're told - personally identifying data were removed.

Information about you gathered by the Census Bureau might be made public. But don't worry - it, too, has been "anonymized."