LLM Agents Can De-Anonymize Individuals from Weak Data Cues
A new study from arXiv (2603.18382) demonstrates that LLM-based agents can reconstruct real-world identities by combining scattered, non-identifying cues with public evidence, even during benign tasks. In the Netflix Prize deanonymization setting, agents reconstructed 79.2% of identities versus 56.0% for classical matching. The research introduces InferLink, a controlled benchmark varying fingerprint type, task framing, and attacker knowledge, and also analyzes open-ended human-AI interaction traces. Results show agents link individuals even without explicit re-identification requests, and more often when such requests are given.
Key facts
- LLM agents reconstruct 79.2% of identities in Netflix Prize setting vs 56.0% classical baseline
- Study introduces InferLink benchmark for evaluating de-anonymization risk
- Agents link individuals even without explicit re-identification request
- Research covers classical linkage incidents, controlled benchmark, and human-AI interaction traces
- Published on arXiv with ID 2603.18382
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- arXiv