‘Anonymous’ browsing data can be easily exposed, researchers reveal

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/01/data-browsing-habits-brokers

A similar strategy was used in 2008, Dewes said, to deanonymise a set of ratings published by Netflix to help computer scientists improve its recommendation algorithm: by comparing “anonymous” ratings of films with public profiles on IMDB, researchers were able to unmask Netflix users – including one woman, a closeted lesbian, who went on to sue Netflix for the privacy violation.

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A hacker explains the best way to browse the internet anonymously.
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more on privacy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=privacy