Street masking: a network-based geographic mask for easily protecting geoprivacy

Abstract Background Geographic masks are techniques used to protect individual privacy in published maps but are highly under-utilized in research. This leads to continual violations of individual privacy, as sensitive health records are put at risk in unmasked maps. New approaches to geographic mas...

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Main Authors: David Swanlund, Nadine Schuurman, Paul Zandbergen, Mariana Brussoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-020-00219-z