From: shamrock@netcom.com (Lucky Green)
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 14:43:50 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Statistical analysis of anonymous databases
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At 15:53 5/31/96, David Wagner wrote:

>How about a simple non-technical solution?  Each patient picks a
>random pseudonym; the database is keyed off that pseudonym, and the
>person's True Name(tm) never appears in the database.  Patients
>should remember their pseudonym (or write it down); then they can
>add information to the database.

In medical research, third party audit, i.e., the Department of Health and
Human Services, is often required. A simple pseudonym picked by the patient
won't do.


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