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Rückrechnung

English translation: reversal / re-identification

15:58 Dec 8, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Geheimhaltung/Pseudonymisierung
German term or phrase: Rückrechnung
Sorry, but I have very little context:

Wie kann die Pseudonymisierung bei Bedarf rückgängig gemacht werden (Mehrfachantworten möglich)?
☐ gemäß einem definierten Verfahren
☐ im Mehr-Augen-Prinzip
☐ Direktzugriff auf nicht pseudonymisierte Rohdaten
☐ Auf Weisung des Vorgesetzten
☒ Sonstiges: eine Rückrechnung ist nicht möglich

I can't judge whether any of the translations for Rückrechnung already in the glossary fit.

Thank you!
AndrewSzep
Local time: 17:36
English translation:reversal / re-identification
Explanation:
See, for instance,

https://dataprivacymanager.net/pseudonymization-according-to...
"Pseudonymization is a method that allows you to switch the original data set (for example, e-mail or a name) with an alias or pseudonym. It is a reversible process that de-identifies data but allows the re-identification later on if necessary."

https://www.integrate.io/blog/why-pii-pseudonymization-is-cr...
"Pseudonymization allows organizations to reverse the process to get back to the original PII, if needed, through a reference pseudonym table. This feature differentiates it from data anonymization, which makes reversal impossible." (PII = personally identifiable information)

I wouldn't use "calculation" in this particular context.
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:36
Grading comment
Thank you again, Steffen. My prior research suggested something like reversal, but I was just not sure. I think I'll go for overkill and write something like "reversal to enable re-identification"
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4reversal / re-identification
Steffen Walter
4back calculation
Kartik Isaac
4retroactive calculation
Mikael Arhelger
3reverse projection
Adrian MM.
3backtracking
Christopher Burton


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
back calculation


Explanation:
Hope this helps:
https://context.reverso.net/übersetzung/englisch-deutsch/bac...

Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the suggestion! But I'm always wary about reverso/Linguee/DeepL. Sometimes the translations are just plain wrong, and I can't judge that here. I went for a safe solution.

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
retroactive calculation


Explanation:
something is retroactive if the status relates to from the past

Mikael Arhelger
Philippines
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the suggestion. Much appreciated!

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
reverse projection


Explanation:
return (back) account; re-account, Zahn.

The only thing I'm sure of is that, in a non-financial and non-insurance context, reverse run rate can be discarded and disregarded.

Example sentence(s):
  • IATE: de Rückrechnung COM en backward projection COM reverse projection accounting COM de Rückrechnung COM en roll back
  • The run rate refers to the financial performance of a company based on using current financial information as a predictor of future performance.

    Reference: http://https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/accounti...
    Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1702052161921/1
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for the suggestion!

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
reversal / re-identification


Explanation:
See, for instance,

https://dataprivacymanager.net/pseudonymization-according-to...
"Pseudonymization is a method that allows you to switch the original data set (for example, e-mail or a name) with an alias or pseudonym. It is a reversible process that de-identifies data but allows the re-identification later on if necessary."

https://www.integrate.io/blog/why-pii-pseudonymization-is-cr...
"Pseudonymization allows organizations to reverse the process to get back to the original PII, if needed, through a reference pseudonym table. This feature differentiates it from data anonymization, which makes reversal impossible." (PII = personally identifiable information)

I wouldn't use "calculation" in this particular context.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 195
Grading comment
Thank you again, Steffen. My prior research suggested something like reversal, but I was just not sure. I think I'll go for overkill and write something like "reversal to enable re-identification"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: It pays to read the question. Not sure, though, whether to agree with the second ref.; it's good to distinguish here, but the terms might be used interchangeably regardless. The alternative rendering is "re-identify," as you've already noted.
20 mins
  -> True, "re-identify/re-identification" would be clearer because "reversal" is also often used in the context of unauthorised reversal by intruders acting with malicious intent, whereas reversal seems to be a desirable option in the context of this question
agree  philgoddard
30 mins
agree  uyuni
32 mins
agree  Mair A-W (PhD)
3 hrs
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
backtracking


Explanation:
Not my field, but "backtracking" just struck me as the most likely general term. A search on "backtracking" and "pseudonymised data" / "pseudonymisation" finds some plausible sounding hits - see examples below.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Additionally, selective disclosure at the receiving Member State level would guarantee that in a case of dispute, i.e. in cases of fraud or a law enforcement investigation, the receiving Member State would be able to backtrack the pseudonymisation to ide
  • "This implies that the use of two-way cryptography algorithms (rendering personal data unintelligible with the possibility of backtracking the individual under predefined circumstances, for example, by entering the correct key/password) is still subject t

    https://inria.hal.science/hal-02271656/file/479119_1_En_17_Chapter.pdf
    https://ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/article/view/378/569
Christopher Burton
France
Local time: 17:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, but I went for the safer one, but this may be very good. I just can't judge given the lack of much context in my text.

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