pseudonymization
noun[U]
(UKusuallypseudonymisation)uk/sjuːˌdɒn.ɪ.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/suːˌdɑːn.ə.məˈzeɪ.ʃən/aprocessin whichinformationthatrelatesto aparticularperson, forexample, anameoremailaddress, ischangedto anumberornamethat has nomeaningso that it isimpossibletoseewho theinformationrelatesto :
Thedatatypicallypassesthrough a pseudonymizationservice.
Pseudonymization uses aformofencryptiontotranslateidentifiablepersonaldatatouniqueartificialidentifiers calledpseudonyms.
- Pseudonymization is atechniquethatreplacesorremovesinformationin adataset thatidentifiesanindividual.
- Theplatformiscapableof re-runningqueriesand outputting theresultsusing a different pseudonymizationregime.
- Pseudonymisationreducestheriskofexposingsensitivedatatounauthorizedstaff.
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- cryptography
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- privacy settings
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- undisclosed
- whitewash
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom