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Option | Jira built-in anonymization | Actonic GDPR app | Notes |
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User anonymization method | Changes into an anonymous, unique alias, like jirauser80900 | Replaces references from a person to some special Service User | Anonymization should be a one-way process, without any options to link aliases like jirauser80900 and a real person. Our app provides a not revertable anonymization process and the way to change content ownership to other users. |
Predefined rules for searching and anonymization of Personal Identifiable Information | None | 50+ built-in rules for various SSN, phone numbers, national ID, etc. | Read more: |
Ability to configure custom anonymization patterns | No | Yes | Read more: |
Jira and Confluence provide some functionality for user anonymization out of the box, why do I need your app?
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If a user belongs to an external user directory (Microsoft Active Directory or other LDAP directory servers) we still can anonymize his/her content using the "User Anonymizer Template" of Data Cleaner module, and switch all the references from a user to be anonymized to a service user. Using the "Data Cleaner" module you can find any other Personal Identifiable Data related to a user and cleanup or anonymize it. What is not possible and not recommended to do with users from external user directories - cleanup Display Name, Email, and User Name. It should be done manually or after deleting the data from an external user management system.
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