NIST Offers Cash Prizes for New Ways to Maintain Anonymity in Data

NextGov: Federal, state and local agencies are collecting massive amounts of data on public safety and policing and one federal agency wants to help protect the privacy of the individuals that data represents and is offering $267,000 for ideas.

One of the best uses of data for public safety is mapping hotspots during pandemics, severe weather and other emergency or disaster situations. Combine that location data with timestamps and the information becomes even more valuable. However, maintaining the anonymity of the individuals that data represents is notoriously difficult.

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