This article looks at pseudonymisation under GDPR and cases when pseudonomysed data can be treated as anonymous data. Authors argue that the definition of pseudonymisation in Article 4(5) GDPR will not expand the category of personal data, and that there is no intention that it should do so. There may also be circumstances in which data which have undergone pseudonymisation within one organisation could be anonymous for a third party.
EU Civil Groups Challenge Meta’s Privacy Workaround
Civil society groups urge the EDPB to reject Meta's "consent or pay" model, fearing it undermines EU privacy laws.