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## Pseudonymization
## Pseudonymization
Perhaps the most central and unique feature of the system, different PEP users receive different row identifiers to refer to the same row. This prevents downloaders from blending their respective data into a single, larger data set. Thus, with its built-in [pseudonymization](Pseudonymization) mechanism, PEP provides some basic privacy safeguards when disseminating sensitive data such as medical or financial information.
Perhaps the most central and unique feature of the system, different PEP users receive different identifiers to refer to the same data. This prevents downloaders from blending their respective data into a single, larger data set. Thus, with its built-in [pseudonymization](Pseudonymization) mechanism, PEP provides some basic privacy safeguards when disseminating sensitive data such as medical or financial information.