A company replaces names in its data with codes. What is this?
Why D is the answer
Pseudonymization
Replacing names with codes is pseudonymization. Anonymization removes identity for good.
In detail
- Replacing names with codes is pseudonymization.
- Pseudonymized data can be linked back with the key.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A hospital replaces names with codes before analysis, and it holds the key separately.
See it in different ways
mindmap
root((Trust))
Security
SAIF
Security Command Center
IAM
Privacy
Pseudonymization
Responsibility
Explainability
Human in the loopflowchart TD
Q{"Can identities be recovered?"}
Q -->|"Yes, with a key"| A0["Pseudonymization"]
Q -->|"No"| A1["Anonymization"]Key point: Pseudonymization replaces identifiers.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Fine-tuning
- Fine-tuning adapts a model.
- B. Grounding
- Grounding adds facts.
- C. Chunking
- Chunking splits text.