Data Anonymization Revisited: a Case Study of the Pensions Data Project 

14:40 - 15:10 | CUSTOMER DATA & PRIVACY THEATRE
DATA ANONYMIZATION REVISITED: A CASE STUDY OF THE PENSIONS DATA PROJECT
THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2023
ABOUT
Getting data anonymization right can be tough, given the GDPR's requirements and various interpretations of it. In this talk, we present a case study of how secure data sharing can be achieved, and in what situations data can truly be considered "anonymized".
The Pensions Data Project is a government-backed, industry-wide research initiative to gain insight on people's saving patterns. It also addresses the issue of small-pots pensions that are scattered across different providers. The first step that needed to be addressed was how data sharing and matching of people's pensions across providers could be done in a compliant manner.