What does pseudonymization mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to TOMs which ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 4 No. 5 GDPR). An example of pseudonymized identifiable data are vehicle license plates or IP addresses. The application of pseudonymization to personal data can reduce the risks for data subjects and support controllers and processors in complying with their data protection obligations; however, data protection law must continue to apply to pseudonymous data (Recital 28 GDPR).<\/p>\n For statistical evaluations, personal data is anonymized in such a way that it can no longer be assigned to a specific person.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to TOMs which ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 4 No. 5 GDPR). An example of pseudonymized identifiable data are vehicle license plates or IP addresses. The application of pseudonymization to personal data can reduce the risks for data subjects and support controllers and processors in complying with their data protection obligations; however, data protection law must continue to apply to pseudonymous data (Recital 28 GDPR).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41287","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPractical example<\/h2>\n