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Tag Archive: GDPR


April 20, 2020 by Paul Francis

Tracking Covid-19 privately: Letโ€™s at least use the tools we have

National Data Protection Authorities need to pave the way for private Covid-19 data sharing between companies and governments. This article proposes a rapid GDPR anonymization certification so that companies can quickly use existing commercial anonymization technologies for sharing Covid-19 data without legal risk. Data is a key tool in managing the Covid-19 pandemic. Decision makers need data to understand the … read more


July 29, 2019 by Nicolas Sartor

9 Data Anonymization Use Cases You Need To Know Of

While theoretical examples and academic approaches to data anonymization are plentiful, it is hard to find information on actual current use cases. To fill this gap, we are constantly collecting the best examples and present these here. At the end of this article we also name tools and vendors that claim to solve some of the respective use cases. Note … read more


April 8, 2019 by Nicolas Sartor

Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Anonymization: 11 Experts Share Their Insights

We asked 11 different experts that are journalists, researchers, data protection officers, consultants and data scientists about their thoughts on how Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and data anonymization can help in a data-driven future. See what they had to say below. Wolfie Christl Privacy Researcher “Companies very often use the word anonymization when really nothing is anonymized at all. […] … read more

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February 11, 2019 by Paul Francis

The 4 Pillars of GDPR Compliance Assurance in Data Anonymization

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that anonymous data is not personal data, and therefore does not fall under the purview of GDPR. The GDPR, in Recital 26, defines anonymous as: “…information which does not relate to an identified or identifiable natural person or to personal data rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject … read more

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January 21, 2019 by Nicolas Sartor

Privacy and data-driven business models: Are they really compatible?

Media outlets such as Motherboard and the NY Times are currently reporting cases in which private individuals in the USA have been able to buy mobility data from so-called data brokers, making it possible to determine the location of any telephone number or person. The advance of data-driven business models is unstoppable โ€“ do we simply have to get used … read more

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December 18, 2018 by Nicolas Sartor

The Future of Privacy – A netzpolitik.org Podcast

2018 was a very exciting year that demonstrated clearly how our society is changing in the context of digitisation and the ever increasing relevance of data. In March, the Cambridge Analytica & Facebook scandal was published by various media, in May the world’s most modern data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect, posing major challenges and … read more


July 23, 2018 by Nicolas Sartor

Data Compliance in the GDPR – How anonymization allows you to stay compliant in your data analysis

Data protection is becoming increasingly relevant in the public debate. Numerous examples have recently shown that companies are confronted with serious consequences in the event of data breaches. Ensuring proper data protection is therefore more important than ever. In order to strengthen the rights of the user and to protect privacy, we must generally change how we handle data. The … read more