Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) — Question 17

In order to prevent others from identifying an individual within a data set, privacy engineers use a cryptographically-secure hashing algorithm. Use of hashes in this way illustrates the privacy tactic known as what?

Answer options

• A. Isolation.
• B. Obfuscation.
• C. Perturbation.
• D. Stripping.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Obfuscation, which involves making data less understandable to prevent identification. Options A, C, and D do not specifically relate to the technique of using hashes to conceal identities; they refer to different privacy methods not focused on the obscuring of data through hashing.