See the sixth lecture by Professor Martyn Thomas at

https://www.wcit.org.uk/networks/154/item.html?id=3219 or on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3t_ekINDN6gQKYm9YuFhLw/feed.

It is often claimed that your personal data is safe because it has been anonymised, but computer scientists know how easy it is to re-identify the individual by matching the data against other public datasets. Anonymised detailed personal data is a contradiction - a broken promise. Professor Thomas discusses the consequences and the alternatives.

It can also be found on our dedicated Youtube channel or at the Gresham College site

http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures and where transcripts can also be found.