[MyData & Open Data] Anonymisation Audit Contacts

Fri Apr 3 06:14:25 UTC 2015

Javier

I'm based in the UK, yes. I'm actually an ODI associate at the Leeds node,
but due to the nature of the sector, I think proceeding with caution and
getting the best advice is a good shout.

All the best

Edafe

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Javier Ruiz <javier at openrightsgroup.org>
wrote:

> Hi Edafe
>
> I would agree with Stef (and others) on the precautionary principle, in
> principle. But if you have to release the data anyway for compliance or
> other reasons beyond your control you might as well do the best you can.
> The caveat may be on the word “ensure”.
>
> Where are you based? In the UK most of the expertise is in academia but
> there are groups trying to set up consultancy services, e.g. via the Open
> Data Institute.
>
> Best, Javier
>
>
>
>
> > On 2 Apr 2015, at 11:11, stef <s at ctrlc.hu> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 09:16:00AM +0100, Edafe Onerhime wrote:
> >> Could you recommend an anonymisation audit expert or organisation? Need
> to
> >> ensure sensitive / personal data isn't mistakenly released.
> >
> > best advice - if the data is about socially weak and not those in
> control of
> > society - in case of doubt and, or your lawyers say you got into a legal
> grey
> > zone. don't do it. just drop the project. i mean just because something
> is not
> > legislated yet (or even actively deregulated by the beneficiaries of
> such lack
> > of control) probably means it's on the opposite of respecting basic human
> > rights. this is like the nsa/snowden thing, people seem to believe they
> can
> > protect themselves, but they have no clue about their adversary or its
> > capabilities. and anonymisation is a quite low barrier. even if there is
> no
> > doubt, doesn't mean it should not be dropped, some data that looks
> totally
> > unrelated to privacy concerns becomes such if aggregated with other
> data, and
> > you can't deny that after the release. just don't do it. at least as
> long as
> > you do not take financial responsibility for all it's consequences.
> >
> > --
> > otr fp: https://www.ctrlc.hu/~stef/otr.txt
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