Topics in Privacy (TIP) consists of weekly discussions and brainstorming sessions
on all aspects of privacy. Discussions are often inspired by a real-world privacy
problem being faced by the lead discussant, who may be from industry, government,
or academia. Practice talks and presentations on specific techniques and topics
are also common.
The following schedule and descriptions are
tentative. Topics are usually not posted earlier than the week before.
[Fall 2004]
[Summer 2004]
[Summer 2003]
[Data Privacy Lab Projects]
[Data Privacy Lab]
Schedule (Most Recent Only)
* Special date change that week.
Abstracts of Talks and Discussions
- Brainstorming on E-mail Anonymization
There have been several projects around Carnegie Mellon involving the sharing of email messages. In this brainstorming session, a straightforward scheme for anonymizing email will be presented. Data mining requirements for the anonymized database will also be described. Discussion will examine standards and vulnerabilities related to this scheme.
[Discussant: Paul Bennett]