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Systems and Methods For Anonymity Protection

  • US 20110178943A1
  • Filed: 12/17/2010
  • Published: 07/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for protecting anonymity over a network, the method comprising:

  • ascertaining a set Q of one or more linkable attributes for a user;

    determining a level of anonymity for the user by calculating a conditional entropy H(Φ

    |Q) for user identity Φ

    , given the set Q of linkable attributes;

    initiating a responsive action based on the estimated level of anonymity.

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