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United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office guidance on anonymisation techniques for data protection

Progress

Current status
adopted
28 Mar 2025 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

28 Mar 2025
adopted

Information Commissioner's Office adopted guidance on anonymisation techniques for data protection

On 28 March 2025, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) adopted a guidance on anonymisation under the United Kingdom's data protection framework. The guidance addresses the use of anonymisation and pseudonymisation by organisations processing …

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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