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anonymization

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[uh-nah-nuh-mahy-zay-shuhn] / əˌnɑ nəˌmaɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

  • anonymizations
    plural
  1. the act, practice, or process of anonymizing.


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Furthermore, the data feeding into data brokers’ products can easily be linked to identifiable people despite the companies’ weak claims of anonymization.

From Scientific American Jun. 12, 2023

Google, however, includes a disclaimer in its public reports claiming it uses “world-class anonymization technology” so that the tracked movements are not matched to an individual person.

From Washington Times Aug. 30, 2022

CNIL, the French regulatory body in charge of data privacy, has raised concerns, but says for now that the anonymization measures are enough of a guarantee to ensure individual privacy, Le Monde reported.

From Slate May 8, 2020

And when tech companies cooperate fully, encryption and anonymization can create digital hiding places for perpetrators.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2019

In particular, they realized traditional techniques for ensuring privacy, based on anonymization, were no longer adequate.

From Science Magazine Sep. 24, 2019

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