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Re:Algorithm can pick out almost any American in supposedly ... by hiccuphippo on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:02AM (#20514774)
ESL here, what's wrong with pseudonymization as a derivative of pseudonym? I think it brings the point across. But if we want to stop beating around the bush, what about "nameless identification"?
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Re:Algorithm can pick out almost any American in supposedly ... by WhitneyLand on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:20AM (#20514951)
>if we want to stop beating around the bush, what about "nameless identification"?

The difference is the other proposed alternatives more directly suggest risk is involved.

It's a nice ESL example because technically, I don't think you're suggestion is wrong. In practice I think few would infer its implications.

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