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What is Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

Chapter 430
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
It refers to a coherent system of information and communication technology (ICT) measures that protect privacy by eliminating or reducing personal data or by preventing unnecessary and/or undesired processing of personal data, all without losing the functionality of the information system (European Data Protection Supervisor, n.d.).
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Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Statistical Disclosure Control Methods
Jouni Markkula (University of Oulu, Finland)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch430
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