Security of statistical databases: multidimensional transformation

  • Authors:
  • Jan Schlörer

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. Ulm, Ulm, West Germany

  • Venue:
  • ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS)
  • Year:
  • 1981

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Abstract

The concept of multidimensional transformation of statistical databases is described. A given set of statistical output may be compatible with more than one statistical database. A transformed database D' is a database which (1) differs from the original database D in its record content, but (2) produces, within certain limits, the same statistical output as the original database. For a transformable database D there are two options: One may physically transform D into a suitable database D', or one may release only that output which will not permit the users to decide whether it comes from D or D'. The second way is, of course, the easier one. Basic structural requirements for transformable statistical databases are investigated. The closing section discusses advantages, drawbacks, and open questions.