A blog by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada discusses various aspects of synthetic data, how it compares to other deidentification techniques, pros and cons, and more. The OPC said advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning have enabled synthetic data “to make significant progress towards addressing a long-standing challenge in de-identification.” While synthetic data “offers advantages over more traditional de-identification techniques,” the OPC said, “it also raises a unique set of issues and concerns.”