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Treat the coded records as personal data: Which control most directly reflects the correct classification?

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Pseudonymization separates identifiers but preserves possible reidentification; anonymization requires a genuinely irreversible loss of identifiability.

The question

Under the GDPR in the European Union, a customer-service system replaces names with customer codes, while the company retains a separate lookup table. All other privacy prerequisites are satisfied. Which control most directly reflects the correct classification?

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  1. Treat the coded records as personal data. ✓
    Because the organization retains reidentification information, pseudonymized records remain personal data under GDPR analysis.
  2. Declare the records anonymous after removing direct identifiers.
    Removing names alone does not establish anonymization when a separate lookup table can reconnect records to individuals.
  3. Apply retention controls only if the lookup table remains accessible.
    Personal-data status does not depend solely on current lookup access; pseudonymized information remains within privacy governance.
  4. Publish the codes because they no longer identify customers directly.
    Indirect identifiability still matters; publishing coded records can disclose personal data despite removing direct identifiers.
The trap
Look for retained keys, linkage data, or realistic reidentification paths before treating records as anonymous.

How to remember it

Pseudonymization separates identifiers but preserves possible reidentification; anonymization requires a genuinely irreversible loss of identifiability.

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