The False Allure of Hashing for Anonymization
Hashing is not sufficient for anonymization no. But still it is good enough for pseudonymization (which is allowed by the GDPR).
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IAM › Privacy > Anonymization: “Hashing is not sufficient for anonymization no. But still it is good enough for pseudonymization (which is allowed by the GDPR).”