De-identification of data refers to the process used to prevent personal identifiers—both direct and indirect—from being connected with information. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), ...

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted new guidelines on pseudonymization at its plenary meeting on 16 January. In it, the EDPB explains the definition of pseudonymization and pseudonymized ...

In a significant move towards strengthening data protection practices, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) has opened a public consultation on its draft guidelines for ...

Rajesh Parthasarathy is the founder & CEO of MENTIS - a leading provider of Sensitive Data Discovery, Data Masking and Monitoring solutions. Data masking, anonymization and pseudonymization aren't new ...

In a ruling announced on Thursday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified that pseudonymized data can also be considered personal information if it is transferred to third parties. The ruling ...

From a decision last week in Smith v. Solomon, by Judge André Birotte Jr.: Plaintiff files the [application] in a case voluntarily dismissed on January 28, 2026. Plaintiff now requests an order ...

I've been tracking with interest the attempts of a couple of frequent litigants to either keep their litigation history secret or to retroactively make it secret, whether through sealing or ...