Le Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 03:13:58PM +0100, Michael Hanke a écrit : > In case you're not aware of the discussion starting here: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2007/05/msg00105.html > > Summary: The problem with public stats of special interest packages and > architectures is that they _might_ disclose _who_ is using the packages. > > I'm not sure if the above cited concerns also fully apply here, though.
Actually, it is very important concerns. I do not remember in which high-profile journal, but this was also recently noted for anonymized medical data: if numbers are not big enough, one can cross anonymized data with external data and identify some of the persons. This is especially a concern for Debian-Med as our number of users is low. Therefore, we should better explore these issues and demonstrate the safeness of the analysis we want to make before bothering the popcon people. For instance, knowing how many people using t-coffee are using clustalw seems harmless. Add dozens of such correlations, and I admit that I have no solid background to guarantee that anonymisation still stands. Obviously, if you have some training in the field, further input from you is most welcome :) Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy http://charles.plessy.org Wakō, Saitama, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
