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  • verb To anonymize data, often preserving the original identification data separately

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From de- +‎ identify

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  • Both Bear Sterns and Lehman, from what I know, their technology risk programs were maintained and there was an orderly process to deidentify folks and deprovision folks.

    SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News 2008

  • Both Bear Sterns and Lehman, from what I know, their technology risk programs were maintained and there was an orderly process to deidentify folks and deprovision folks.

    SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News 2008

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