k-anonymity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002293",
  "term": "k-anonymity",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A technique “to release person-specific data such that the ability to link to other information using the quasi-identifier is limited.” The k-anonymity technique achieves this through suppression of identifiers and output perturbation, although recent work has shown that the k-anonymity mechanism can be reversed in some instances.\n\n2. a technique to release person-specific data such that the ability to link to other information using the quasi-identifier is limited. k-anonymity achieves this through suppression of identifiers and output perturbation.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-188 from Cohen 22",
    "NISTIR 8053",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/k-anonymity/"
}