Definition: Secondary data intrusion

Category: Statistical methodologies

After an attempt to match between identification and target datasets an intruder may discriminate between non-unique matches by further direct investigations using additional variables. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SDC_Handbook.pdf
Source:
ESSNet SDC (Network of Excellence in the European Statistical System in the field of Statistical Disclosure Control), under the coordination of Anco HUNDEPOOL, "Handbook on Statistical Disclosure Control", version 1.2 (2010 Edition)
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