QuestionQ246

Compliance with European Data Protection Law and Regulation

According to the Personal Data Protection Commission’s (PDPC) “Guide to Basic Data Anonymisation Techniques,” recently adopted by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, which of the following is not a valid basic anonymisation technique?

  • A Swapping.
  • B Generalization.
  • C Data Adjustment.
  • D Attribute Suppression.
Explanation

The guide lists swapping, generalisation, and attribute suppression as basic anonymisation techniques. It uses the term data perturbation for modifying data values, not “Data Adjustment.”

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