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deanonymization

deanonymization noun: the removal of anonymization.

Noun

deanonymization (usually uncountable, plural deanonymizations)

  1. (usually) The removal of anonymization.
    • However, research revealed the potential for deanonymization, based on the statistical power of the sheer quantity of data collected from each individual in the database.2009 February 6, David Lazer et al., “SOCIAL SCIENCE: Computational Social Science”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 721–723
    • One milblogger forecasted that the Kremlin will directly mandate authorization and deanonymization of all Internet users in Russia by the end of the 2020s.2024 September 6, Riley Bailey, Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Davit Gasparyan, Annika Ganzeveld, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2024”, in Ukraine...

Forms of deanonymization

pluraldeanonymizations

Origin of deanonymization

From de- + anonymization.

Questions about deanonymization

What does deanonymization mean?
Deanonymization means the removal of anonymization.
What part of speech is deanonymization?
Deanonymization is a noun.
What is the plural of deanonymization?
The plural of deanonymization is deanonymizations.

Words near deanonymization in the dictionary

  1. deanol
  2. deanonymise
  3. deanonymised
  4. deanonymises
  5. deanonymising
  6. deanonymization
  7. deanonymizations
  8. deanonymize
  9. deanonymized
  10. deanonymizes
  11. deanonymizing

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