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Geolocation with respect to personal privacy for the Allergy Diary app -
a MASK study

Αγγλικά

Background: Collecting data on the localization of users is a key issue
for the MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel network: the Allergy Diary) App.
Data anonymization is a method of sanitization for privacy. The European
Commission’s Article 29 Working Party stated that geolocation
information is personal data.
To assess geolocation using the MASK method and to compare two
anonymization methods in the MASK database to find an optimal privacy
method.
Methods: Geolocation was studied for all people who used the Allergy
Diary App from December 2015 to November 2017 and who reported medical
outcomes. Two different anonymization methods have been evaluated: Noise
addition (randomization) and k-anonymity (generalization).
Results: Ninety-three thousand one hundred and sixteen days of VAS were
collected from 8535 users and 54,500 (58. 5%) were geolocalized,
corresponding to 5428 users. Noise addition was found to be less
accurate than k-anonymity using MASK data to protect the users’ life
privacy.
Discussion: k-anonymity is an acceptable method for the anonymization of
MASK data and results can be used for other databases.

2018

Samreth, D.
Arnavielhe, S.
Ingenrieth, F.
Bedbrook, A. and
Onorato, G. L.
Murray, R.
Almeida, R.
Mizani, M. A. and
Fonseca, J.
Costa, E.
Malva, J.
Morais-Almeida, M. and
Pereira, A. M.
Todo-Bom, A.
Menditto, E.
Stellato, C. and
Ventura, M. T.
Larenas-Linnemann, D.
Fuentes-Perez, J-M. and
Huerta-Villalobos, Y. R.
Cruz, A. A.
Stelmach, R.
Da Silva,
J.
Emuzyte, R.
Kvedariene, V.
Valiulis, A. and
Annesi-Maesano, I.
Bosse, I.
Demoly, P.
Devillier, P. and
Fontaine, J. F.
Kuna, P.
Samolinski, B.
Klimek, L. and
Mosges, R.
Pfaar, O.
Shamai, S.
Bewick, M.
Ryan, D. and
Sheikh, A.
Anto, J. M.
Cardona, V.
Mullol, J.
Valero, A.
and Chavannes, N. H.
Fokkens, W. J.
Reitsma, S. and
Roller-Wirnsberger, R. E.
Tomazic, P. V.
Haahtela, T. and
Toppila-Salmi, S.
Valovirta, E.
Makris, M.
Papadopoulos, N.
G.
Prokopakis, E. P.
Psarros, F.
Gemicioglu, B. and
Yorgancioglu, A.
Bindslev-Jensen, C.
Eller, E.
Kull, I. and
Wickman, M.
Bachert, C.
Hellings, P. W.
Pugin, B. and
Bosnic-Anticevich, S.
O'Hehir, R. E.
Kolek, V.
Sova, M. and
Wehner, K.
De Vries, G.
van Eerd, M.
Laune, D.
Wittmann,
J.
Bousquet, J.
Poncelet, P.
MASK Study Grp

World Allergy Organization Journal

Elsevier

11

Anonymization; App; MASK; Asthma; Rhinitis

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40413-018-0194-3

10.1186/s40413-018-0194-3

https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3180747