deanonymized
No longer anonymous
Deanonymized describes data or a person whose anonymity has been removed or compromised.
Data that was stripped of identifying information gets deanonymized when someone reconstructs who it belongs to: Researchers deanonymized the Netflix dataset by cross-referencing it with IMDb reviews.
The term appears in privacy discussions, often as a warning that supposedly anonymous data can be traced back to individuals.
Had covering removed
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- revealedMade visible or known
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- tracedFollowed back to origin
tracked · outed · recognized · discovered · pinpointed · singled out · linked · connected
Had covering removed
- traceableAble to be followed
- linkableAble to be connected
- identifiableAble to be recognized
- exposedOut in open
vulnerable · compromised · profiled · targeted · personalized · trackable · attributable · matchable
Made visible or known
- leakedEscaped through opening
- publishedMade available to readers
- releasedSet free from confinement
- exposedOut in open
unveiled · broadcasted · disseminated · shared · circulated · distributed · reported · divulged
Followed the course of
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- surveilledKept under close watch
- profiledDescribed in depth
- watchedSaw with attention
observed · logged · recorded · analyzed · fingerprinted · traced · followed · scrutinized
unmasked
Had covering removed
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- revealedMade visible or known
- uncoveredMade visible or known
traced · tracked · outed · recognized · discovered · pinpointed · singled out · linked · connected · attributed
unmasked
Had covering removed
- traceableAble to be followed
- linkableAble to be connected
- identifiableAble to be recognized
exposed · vulnerable · compromised · profiled · targeted · personalized · trackable · attributable · matchable · discoverable
revealed
Made visible or known
exposed · unveiled · broadcasted · disseminated · shared · circulated · distributed · reported · divulged · outed
tracked
Followed the course of
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- surveilledKept under close watch
- profiledDescribed in depth
watched · observed · logged · recorded · analyzed · fingerprinted · traced · followed · scrutinized · intercepted
deanonymizedanonymized
Made untraceable to individuals
anonymised · anonymous · concealed · hidden · masked
deanonymizedanonymized
Made untraceable to individuals
encrypted · redacted · obfuscated · pseudonymized · sanitized