IrelandData Sharing and Governance Act 2019 Section 30, Anonymisation of Personal Data Provided for Public Service Policy Analysis
Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5 of 2019), s. 30
In force since .
A de-identification rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
What it requires
- If you are the Minister who receives personal data from a public service body or its agent under section 27 of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019, anonymise it as soon as practicable after receipt, or pseudonymise it where anonymising would prevent the purpose for which it was provided from being achieved (Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 Section 30).
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What this law does
Section 30 of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 requires the Minister to anonymise personal data provided under section 27, or to pseudonymise it where anonymising would prevent the purpose of the information being provided, as soon as practicable after receipt. Section 23 defines anonymised personal data as processed so that it can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject.
Section 23 defines pseudonymised personal data as processed so that it can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information that is kept separately and protected by technical and organisational measures. Part 5 of the Act, which holds section 30, came into operation on .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app processes personal data or processes de-identified data.
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