NIST eyes standards to reduce data re-identification risks in follow-up to privacy framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is considering hosting meetings on developing standards and guidelines for managing the risk of re-identifying data that has been anonymized to protect personal information, which can occur with the emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, as the agency works to further use of its recently released privacy framework.

“While guidance, standards, practices, and tools are beginning to be developed for de-identification, more work is needed to increase their market-readiness and assist...