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Privacy and PII transformation
8 short answers on Privacy and PII transformation. Each one is checked against primary sources and written in plain words.
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Re identification risk emails carry with pseudonyms
Emails carry re-identification risk because consistent pseudonyms keep one person's messages linked across your archive. Troveo shows labels like PERSON-014.
Selling customer data in bankruptcy: the rules
Selling customer data in bankruptcy is allowed under 11 U.S.C. 363(b)(1) if the sale fits the debtor's privacy policy or a court-appointed consumer privacy ombudsman reviews it.
How fast should a buyer de-identify your data?
A de-identification timeline says how many days a buyer has to take names out of your data. Ryan Lock of Polyshares suggests asking for about 14 days and a deletion certificate.
Anonymize Slack export: who does it in a data deal
micro1, Troveo and Mercor each say they anonymize the Slack export themselves, not you. A Slack export holds names in the user list and message text, so masking one leaves the other exposed.
Remove secrets from code before licensing: the limits
Remove secrets from code before licensing by scanning, but one scan is not enough. The best scanner reached 75% precision and 88% recall, and faulty patterns missed secrets.
What counts as PII in company data?
What counts as PII in company data depends on which law applies. NIST covers information linked to a person, GDPR covers identifiable persons, and CCPA covers information tied to a consumer or household.
Are Slack messages personal data?
Slack messages are personal data under GDPR if tied to an identifiable person. California covers employee messages since 2023.
Pseudonymization vs anonymization in a data license
Pseudonymization vs anonymization asks one thing. Can anyone link a record to a person? A stand-in name is a link.
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