When it comes to protecting privacy online, the biggest threat lies in the everyday details Internet users share without realizing that even anonymous postings can be correlated to expose their identities. That's according to University of Colorado Law School Prof. Paul Ohm, who spoke recently on the process of "re-identification." Deleting information is not enough, Thinq.co.uk reports, as companies can identify users by drawing inferences from the bits of data left behind. "We have to get used to talking about the price of privacy," Ohm notes, adding, "Maybe we should give up some of the efficiency and convenience of the Internet if we can protect privacy."
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