Open Data Now: The Secret to Hot Startups, Smart Investing, Savvy Marketing, and Fast Innovation
by Joel Gurin
Glossary
AUTHOR’S NOTE: FOR THIS GLOSSARY, I’VE DRAWN ON A NUMBER of sources listed in the Selected Bibliography and some additional ones cited here. In several cases, I’ve drawn on multiple sources to define terms in my own words. My goal has not been to give the most technically precise definition possible or to reconcile all the various definitions of every term, but to give readers a basic understanding that will help demystify the world of Open Data.
Anonymization. “Anonymization refers to stripping out from datasets any personal identifiers, such as name, address, credit card number, date of birth, or Social Security number. The resulting data can then be analyzed and shared without compromising anyone’s privacy” (Mayer-Schönberger and ...
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