Data Anonymization
/ˈdeɪtə ˌænəˌnɪməˈzeɪʃən/
Definitions
- (n.) The process of removing or obscuring personal identifiers in data sets to protect individual privacy and comply with data protection laws.
The company implemented data anonymization techniques to share research data without violating privacy regulations.
Forms
- data anonymizations
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Commentary
Data anonymization is critical in legal compliance to balance data utility and privacy, often distinguished from pseudonymization by the irreversibility of identifying data removal.
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