De-identification plays a major role in protecting privacy while allowing for data to flow and constitutes a big part of a privacy pro’s toolbox. There have been robust debates about its feasibility and whether it’s even possible to truly de-identify data, but, earlier this month, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and EY held a workshop to work through these issues in an attempt “to drill down into some challenges that privacy pros face in (their) day-to-day practice.” This Privacy Tech post from FPF Policy Counsel Joseph Jerome, CIPP/US, recaps the event and includes insight from industry, practitioners, academics and regulators about striving toward a workable and practical de-identification solution.
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