org.deidentifier.arx.criteria

Class KAnonymity

java.lang.Object

org.deidentifier.arx.criteria.PrivacyCriterion

org.deidentifier.arx.criteria.ImplicitPrivacyCriterion

org.deidentifier.arx.criteria.KAnonymity

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class KAnonymity
extends ImplicitPrivacyCriterion

The k-anonymity criterion Published in: Sweeney L. k-anonymity: A model for protecting privacy. International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems. 2002;10(5):557 - 570.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
KAnonymity(int k) Creates a new instance of the k-anonymity criterion as proposed in Sweeney L. k-Anonymity: A model for protecting privacy.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
KAnonymity	clone() Clone
int	getK() Returns the parameter k.
int	getMinimalClassSize() If a privacy model provides a prosecutor risk threshold, it should override this method to enable optimizations
int	getRequirements() Returns the criterion's requirements.
double	getRiskThresholdJournalist() Return journalist risk threshold, 1 if there is none
double	getRiskThresholdMarketer() Return marketer risk threshold, 1 if there is none
double	getRiskThresholdProsecutor() Return prosecutor risk threshold, 1 if there is none
boolean	isAnonymous(org.deidentifier.arx.framework.lattice.Transformation<?> node, org.deidentifier.arx.framework.check.groupify.HashGroupifyEntry entry) Implement this, to enforce the criterion.
boolean	isLocalRecodingSupported() Returns whether the criterion supports local recoding.
boolean	isMinimalClassSizeAvailable() If a privacy model provides a prosecutor risk threshold, it should override this method to enable optimizations
ElementData	render() Renders the privacy model
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation.

Methods inherited from class org.deidentifier.arx.criteria.PrivacyCriterion

clone, getDataSubset, getPopulationModel, getSubset, initialize, isHeuristicSearchSupported, isHeuristicSearchWithTimeLimitSupported, isMonotonicWithGeneralization, isMonotonicWithSuppression, isOptimalSearchSupported, isSampleBased, isSubsetAvailable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

KAnonymity

public KAnonymity(int k)

Creates a new instance of the k-anonymity criterion as proposed in Sweeney L. k-Anonymity: A model for protecting privacy. International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems. 2002;10(5):557 - 570.

Parameters:

k -

Method Detail

clone

public KAnonymity clone()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Clone

Specified by:

clone in class PrivacyCriterion

getK

public int getK()

Returns the parameter k.

Returns:

getMinimalClassSize

public int getMinimalClassSize()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

If a privacy model provides a prosecutor risk threshold, it should override this method to enable optimizations

Overrides:

getMinimalClassSize in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

getRequirements

public int getRequirements()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Returns the criterion's requirements.

Specified by:

getRequirements in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

getRiskThresholdJournalist

public double getRiskThresholdJournalist()

Return journalist risk threshold, 1 if there is none

Overrides:

getRiskThresholdJournalist in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

getRiskThresholdMarketer

public double getRiskThresholdMarketer()

Return marketer risk threshold, 1 if there is none

Overrides:

getRiskThresholdMarketer in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

getRiskThresholdProsecutor

public double getRiskThresholdProsecutor()

Return prosecutor risk threshold, 1 if there is none

Overrides:

getRiskThresholdProsecutor in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

isAnonymous

public boolean isAnonymous(org.deidentifier.arx.framework.lattice.Transformation<?> node,
                           org.deidentifier.arx.framework.check.groupify.HashGroupifyEntry entry)

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Implement this, to enforce the criterion.

Specified by:

isAnonymous in class PrivacyCriterion

Parameters:

node - TODO

Returns:

isLocalRecodingSupported

public boolean isLocalRecodingSupported()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Returns whether the criterion supports local recoding.

Specified by:

isLocalRecodingSupported in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

isMinimalClassSizeAvailable

public boolean isMinimalClassSizeAvailable()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

If a privacy model provides a prosecutor risk threshold, it should override this method to enable optimizations

Overrides:

isMinimalClassSizeAvailable in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

render

public ElementData render()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Renders the privacy model

Specified by:

render in class PrivacyCriterion

Returns:

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: PrivacyCriterion

Returns a string representation.

Specified by:

toString in class PrivacyCriterion