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  • Name

    Sofia Vieira Ribeiro
  • Role

    External Administrative and Technical Staff
  • Since

    04th May 2020
  • Nationality

    Portugal
  • Service

    Management Support
  • Contacts

    +351222094000
    sofia.v.ribeiro@inesctec.pt
Publications

2022

Geoprivacy in Neighbourhoods and Health Research: A Mini-Review of the Challenges and Best Practices in Epidemiological Studies

Authors
Ribeiro, AI; Dias, V; Ribeiro, S; Silva, JP; Barros, H;

Publication
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS

Abstract
Neighbourhood and health research often relies on personal location data (e.g., home address, daily itineraries), despite the risks of geoprivacy breaches. Thus, geoprivacy is an important emerging topic, contemplated in international regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation. In this mini-review, we briefly assess the potential risks associated with the usage of personal location data and provide geoprivacy-preserving recommendations to be considered in epidemiological research. Risks include inference of personal information that the individual does not wish to disclose, reverse-identification and security breaches. Various measures should be implemented at different stages of a project (pre-data collection, data processing, data analysis/publication and data sharing) such as informed consent, pseudo-anonymization and geographical methods.