Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET)
Techniques to reduce privacy risks in data processing.
Definition
A class of technical and procedural measures—including data obfuscation, encrypted computation, federated analytics, and synthetic data generation—designed to minimise disclosure of personal data during processing and sharing. The Guide positions synthetic data as one PET among others and recommends combining PETs and governance controls depending on risk tolerance.
Related Terms
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
Techniques that reduce privacy risk while enabling data analysis....
partially synthetic
Synthetic data where some original values are retained....
pseudonymized personal information
Personal data processed to prevent direct identification without extra information....
Privacy-by-design
Incorporating data protection into systems' design and architecture....
risk mitigation measure
Administrative or technical steps to reduce privacy risk....