Technical challenges of network anonymity

Computer Communications

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 306-324

  Kesdogan, D ^a   Palmer, C ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PRIVACY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INTERNET; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

NETWORK ANONYMITY; NETWORK PRIVACY; PERSONAL WEB SITE; VIRTUAL WORLD;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 31144445731     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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