Google scientist warns EU anonymization method could violate GDPR

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A Google scientist claims the EU's proposed anonymization method for data sharing can be broken in under two hours, potentially violating GDPR. Sergei Vassilvitskii warned the European Commission that his team could re-identify users from anonymized search data within 120 minutes, raising privacy concerns under the Digital Markets Act. The Commission must decide by July 27 whether to revise its anonymization scheme, which aims to grant rivals access to Google's search data.


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