Microsoft researchers say anonymised data isn’t so anonymous

Data routinely gathered in Web logs – IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings – can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say.At the same time, analysis of such data when anonymized can help detect malicious activity and so improve overall Internet security, they add.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020212-microsoft-anonymous-255667.html
www.computerworld.com.au/article/414254/microsoft_researchers_say_anonymized_data_isn_t_anonymous/
www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/249234/microsoft_researchers_say_anonymized_data_isnt_so_anonymous.html

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