Records / De-identification rules
Every mention of a person, or the person is not protected
A person counts as protected only when every mention of them is replaced. The engine links each person's name, first name, surname, address and handle to one stand-in, and we measure ourselves the same way.
Dated 7 Jul 2026Source checked 15 Oct 2026Page out of reach at the last check, 16 Oct 2026Basis: our standard
In the source's own words
“Whenever an entity is mentioned several times in a given document, it only makes sense to view this entity as "protected" if all of its mentions are masked.”
Where it was read
Figures it counts in
It is shown on its own, not counted into a figure.
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