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Hum... and then?



Usage patterns can be unique enough to track the same user across different services, some of which may have the user’s PII and thus a link to the user’s identity.


Okay, good point. so maybe we should modify the created datetime of the event more or less 15minutes what do you think?


Could be a good idea to send events in batches, so the app collects event counters locally and only sends it in bulk every few days (exact interval being random). That way there’s no specific date/time associated to events, just that “for the past 3 days the app has been opened X times”.


Thanks for your help. I need to think more about it someone also mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-anonymity




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