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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis, Waltham, MA (US);
Paul R. Bastide, Ashland, MA (US);
Rohit Ranchal, Austin, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments also include a method for filtering and securing content of datasets in computer readable form designated for release to reduce discernable inferences therein. The method includes receiving a first dataset having first records associated with a quasi-identifier. The first records have respective first data values associated with the quasi-identifier. The method includes receiving a second dataset having second records associated with the quasi-identifier. The second records have respective second data values associated with the quasi-identifier. The method includes defining a first cluster having a first boundary based on a combination of the first dataset and the second dataset. The method includes replacing a first one of the first data values with the first boundary and a second one of the second data values with the first boundary.