Effective inference control mechanisms for securing statistical databases
Vangalur Alagar, Bernard Blanchard, David Michael Glaser · 1981
A database that provides statistical summaries for the purpose of research, planning, and decision making must remain rich, functionally useful, and protected from fraudulent usage. Unless restrictions are placed on the types of queries and responses, protecting an individual's information in the database is impossible. Some effective inference control mechanisms that make it extremely hard for any user to control and compromise a database are discussed. For each method it is argued why the method is effective, supported by some test results.