Privacy Unpacked Episode 6 - Pseudonymisation in Focus: Key Takeaways from the EDPB Guidelines

Published

Feb 25 2025

Reading Time

1 minute

Written By

Partner
UK

I am based in London and co-head Bird & Bird's International Privacy and Data Protection Group. I enjoy providing practical advice and solutions to complex legal issues.

Dr. Simon Assion

Partner
Germany

I specialise in information, technology and communications law.

Practices

Privacy and Data Protection

Understanding the distinction between pseudonymised and anonymised data is vital for compliance with GDPR, especially when sharing data with third parties, conducting research, or training AI models.

In our sixth episode of Privacy Unpacked, Simon Assion (Partner, Germany) and Ruth Boardman (Partner, UK) unpack the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) recently published Guidelines on pseudonymisation exploring the implications for data protection compliance. They also tackle the Advocate General's recent opinion in the EDPS vs. SRB case (Case C‑413/23 P).

Tune in now for key insights to stay ahead of the curve.