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title: "GDPR Recital 28: Introduction of Pseudonymisation"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-28"
type: "legal-text"
date: ""
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# GDPR Recital 28: Introduction of Pseudonymisation

The application of pseudonymisation to personal data can reduce the risks to the data subjects concerned and help controllers and processors to meet their data-protection obligations. The explicit introduction of ‘pseudonymisation’ in this Regulation is not intended to preclude any other measures of data protection.

## Articles this recital explains

- [Article 4](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-4): Definitions

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