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A dataset could be joined with a public electoral register to identify individuals, though no such join has been made. Under NIST SP 800-122, what is the correct term?

  1. Linkable, because the secondary source is publicly available and association is possible.
  2. Linked, because the register exists and can be obtained.
  3. Aggregated, because the sources are held by different parties.
  4. Anonymised, because no re-identification code is retained.
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Answer: A. Linkable, because the secondary source is publicly available and association is possible.

Where the secondary source sits in an unrelated system, in public records, or is otherwise readily obtainable, the data is considered linkable rather than already linked.

Source: NIST SP 800-122 (NIST) — SP 800-122 > 2.1 PII Definition

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