Author, as appears in the article.: Erola A; Castellà-Roca J; Navarro-Arribas G; Torra V
Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
URV's Author/s: Castellà Roca, Jordi / EROLA CAÑELLAS, ARNAU
Keywords: World wide web Web search engines User interfaces Statistical disclosure control Semantics Semantic web Semantic Search engines Query logs Privacy Open directory projects Microaggregation K-anonymity Information retrieval Anonymization
Abstract: Web search engines gather information from the queries performed by the user in the form of query logs. These logs are extremely useful for research, marketing, or profiling, but at the same time they are a great threat to the user's privacy. We provide a novel approach to anonymize query logs so they ensure user k-anonymity, by extending a common method used in statistical disclosure control: microaggregation. Furthermore, our microaggregation approach takes into account the semantics of the queries by relying on the Open Directory Project. We have tested our proposal with real data from AOL query logs.
Thematic Areas: Statistics, probability and uncertainty Statistics and probability Statistics & probability Revistas de ciencias Operations research & management science Multidisciplinar Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Management science and operations research Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências agrárias i
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jordi.castella@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-0037-9888
Record's date: 2024-07-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://raco.cat/index.php/SORT/article/view/245067
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Sort-Statistics And Operations Research Transactions. (SPEC. ISSUE): 41-58
APA: Erola A; Castellà-Roca J; Navarro-Arribas G; Torra V (2011). Semantic microaggregation for the anonymization of query logs using the Open Directory Project. Sort-Statistics And Operations Research Transactions, (SPEC. ISSUE), 41-58
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2011
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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