{"id":176017,"date":"2022-09-22T13:56:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=176017"},"modified":"2022-09-27T08:02:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T07:02:58","slug":"difference-anonymised-pseudonymised-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/data-privacy-it\/difference-anonymised-pseudonymised-data\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between Anonymised and Pseudonymised Data in England?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your organisation will process many different types of information during its day-to-day running.\u00a0Most data will contain identifiers to an individual, such as an order record containing a customer’s name and home address. However, you may also hold information that does not identify the relevant person. This information may have been \u2018anonymised\u2019 or \u2018pseudonymised\u2019. As a business owner, it is vital to understand the difference between each type of data and treat each differently under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This article will explain the differences between anonymised and pseudonymised information and your obligations under the GDPR.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the GDPR?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The <\/span>GDPR<\/span><\/a> (or ‘UK GDPR’) is shorthand for General Data Protection Regulation. This law obligates your business to handle, store and move information in specific ways.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO)<\/span><\/a> enforces data protection rules in England. If your company breaches the GDPR, you could face a heavy fine from the ICO.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Anonymised Data?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anonymised data is another way of describing anonymous information. It can result from carrying out an anonymisation system to ensure information does not identify the relevant person.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since anonymous data cannot identify any particular individual, it is not ‘personal data’ in terms of the GDPR. This means that the ICO is unlikely to investigate anonymous data because it only protects the identification and harm of data relating to individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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