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by srrr 3031 days ago
And it even gets more interesting: The question is not if you can identify a user by merging your different data sets. The question is if you can identify a user if you merge one of your data sets with any other data set, even if this set is currently not in your possession. (This can happen if the provider is able to mach IP addresses to personal information.)