LLMs Enable Large-Scale Deanonymization
LLMs make large-scale deanonymization practical by extracting identity signals from text, retrieving candidates with embeddings, and using reasoning to verify matches at high precision.
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Court of Justice clarifies identifiability under GDPR
Court of Justice rules SRB should have informed Banco Popular claimants before sharing their comments, clarifies assessment of pseudonymisation and controller-focused identifiability under EU data law.
Meta and Yandex Exploit Android Browsers to De-Anonymize User Data
Meta and Yandex exploit Android local ports to link browsing data with app identities, bypassing privacy protections and raising serious GDPR concerns.
Avast fined €14 million for sharing user data
Avast has been fined €14 million by the Czech data protection authority for unlawfully sharing users’ personal data with a third-party company.
Meta to collect “anonymized” data from Quest headsets
Meta begins anonymized data collection from Quest VR users, raising privacy concerns.
Why the search for a privacy-preserving data sharing mechanism is failing
A newpaper argues that many promises around privacy-preserving mechanisms will never be fulfilled and we need to accept these inherent limits.
Irish DPC issues guidance on anonymisation and pseudonymisation
In August 2016, Data Protection Commissioner (?DPC?) of Ireland published guidance on the use of data anonymisation and pseudonymisation.?Guidance provides […]