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    Contributions to privacy in web search engines

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    Els motors de cerca d鈥橧nternet recullen i emmagatzemen informaci贸 sobre els seus usuaris per tal d鈥檕ferir-los millors serveis. A canvi de rebre un servei personalitzat, els usuaris perden el control de les seves pr貌pies dades. Els registres de cerca poden revelar informaci贸 sensible de l鈥檜suari, o fins i tot revelar la seva identitat. En aquesta tesis tractem com limitar aquests problemes de privadesa mentre mantenim suficient informaci贸 a les dades. La primera part d鈥檃questa tesis tracta els m猫todes per prevenir la recollida d鈥檌nformaci贸 per part dels motores de cerca. Ja que aquesta informaci贸 es requerida per oferir un servei prec铆s, l鈥檕bjectiu es proporcionar registres de cerca que siguin adequats per proporcionar personalitzaci贸. Amb aquesta finalitat, proposem un protocol que empra una xarxa social per tal d鈥檕fuscar els perfils dels usuaris. La segona part tracta la disseminaci贸 de registres de cerca. Proposem t猫cniques que la permeten, proporcionant k-anonimat i minimitzant la p猫rdua d鈥檌nformaci贸.Web Search Engines collects and stores information about their users in order to tailor their services better to their users' needs. Nevertheless, while receiving a personalized attention, the users lose the control over their own data. Search logs can disclose sensitive information and the identities of the users, creating risks of privacy breaches. In this thesis we discuss the problem of limiting the disclosure risks while minimizing the information loss. The first part of this thesis focuses on the methods to prevent the gathering of information by WSEs. Since search logs are needed in order to receive an accurate service, the aim is to provide logs that are still suitable to provide personalization. We propose a protocol which uses a social network to obfuscate users' profiles. The second part deals with the dissemination of search logs. We propose microaggregation techniques which allow the publication of search logs, providing kk-anonymity while minimizing the information loss

    Information fusion in the context of data privacy

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