Data anonymization

Data anonymization is a type of information sanitization whose intent is privacy protection. It is the process of removing personally identifiable information from data sets, so that the people whom the data describe remain anonymous.

"Anonymization" redirects here. For anonymity on the Internet, see Anonymity ยง Anonymity on the Internet.
Not to be confused with Data cleansing.
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