What does it mean to anonymize data?

What does it mean to anonymize data?

Anonymization is a data processing technique that removes or modifies personally identifiable information; it results in anonymized data that cannot be associated with any one individual.

What does anonymisation mean?

Anonymisation is the complete and irreversible removal of any information that could lead to an individual being identified, either from the removed information itself or this information combined with other data held by the University.

What does Pseudonymised mean?

Pseudonymisation is a technique that replaces or removes information in a data set that identifies an individual. The GDPR defines pseudonymisation as: Pseudonymisation may involve replacing names or other identifiers which are easily attributed to individuals with, for example, a reference number.

What is anonymized data GDPR?

Pseudonymisation is defined within the GDPR as “the processing of personal data in such a way that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, as long as such additional information is kept separately and subject to technical and organizational measures to