Diffix: High-Utility Database Anonymization [pdf]

[thibaut_barrere]

https://aircloak.com/downloads/apf17-reprint.pdf

[thibaut_barrere]

Source: https://elixirforum.com/t/aircloak-anonymized-analitycs/1093...

[jrmiii → thibaut_barrere]

This write-up is really interesting.

Their elixir app masquerades as a postgresql database so that existing tools that can connect to pg can connect to the AirCloak instead - that's pretty wild.

"By understanding the server-side of the PostgreSQL protocol, the Air can accept connections from PostgreSQL aware tools, such as psql. This trick allows us to integrate with analytical tools, such as Tableau"

[tuukkah]

Video and slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gizTueGQTV4&feature=youtu.be

[tkyjonathan]

Could there be an onsite version of this just for the use of setting up dev/test/staging databases?

I realize that its not the intend use, but this would solve a very real pain most technology companies have.

[tuukkah → tkyjonathan]

This seems to be usable as a database only for analytics purposes because of privacy-preserving features such as "low-count filter: any response is silently suppressed if fewer than some small number of distinct users have that value."