Archive for November, 2012

Are You Faking It?

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Are you faking it online? Or faking it at work?  While faking it certainly has its benefits in both places, I want to touch upon a couple of concerns I have with using fake identities. (more…)

Implementing a Data De-Identification Framework

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Growing numbers of organizations are trying to figure out the benefits of anonymizing, or as HIPAA (the only regulation that provides specific legal requirements for such actions) puts it “de-identifying,” personal information. Healthcare organizations see benefits for improving healthcare. Their business associates (BAs) see benefits in the ways in which they can minimize the controls around such data. Of course marketing organizations salivate at the prospects of doing advanced analysis with such data to discover new trends and marketing possibilities.  The government wants to use it for investigations. Historians want to use it for, yes, marking historical events. And the list (more…)