# De-identification

URL: https://aidataforsale.com/glossary/de-identification
Publisher: AI Data For Sale (Marketing Signals Ltd)
Updated: 2026-11-10

Removing or replacing information that identifies people so data cannot reasonably be linked back to them under a stated standard.

De-identification reduces privacy risk but does not by itself make data anonymous. HIPAA and CCPA each define their own standard. See [de-identifying data for AI training](https://aidataforsale.com/learn/de-identification-for-ai-training-data).