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De-identified text privacy tests show misleading results

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A recent preprint evaluated eight methods for de-identifying medical text, finding that standard privacy scores can incorrectly rank a misleading editor as the most private. This suggests current methods may not adequately protect sensitive patient information in de-identified datasets. AI

IMPACT Current de-identification methods may not be sufficient for protecting sensitive medical data, potentially impacting AI development that relies on such datasets.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a preprint evaluating methods for de-identifying medical text, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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De-identified text privacy tests show misleading results

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The cluster discusses a preprint evaluating methods for de-identifying medical text, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · notatechguy ·

    De-identified text privacy tests rank wrong-sex editor first Standard privacy scores for de-identified medical text can rank a deliberately misleading editor fi

    De-identified text privacy tests rank wrong-sex editor first Standard privacy scores for de-identified medical text can rank a deliberately misleading editor first among eight methods, a November 3 preprint https://www. notatechguy.com/de-identified- text-privacy-tests-rank-wrong…

    LINKS notatechguy.com/de-identified-text-privac…

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