Re^2: Anonymising data

I'm guessing here but I get the feeling he isn't so much trying to encrypt anything as to just take a list of names (and addresses) and munge them into a list of fictional names (and addresses) for use as examples or what not.

Like, maybe turning something like this...

Jonathan Walker
12 Cross St.
Hazard, KY 41701

James Beam
81 Donut Circle
What Cheer, IA 50268

John Daniels
1 Lonely Dr.
Solitude, IN 47620
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into something like this...

James Daniels 
81 Donut Dr
Solitude, IN 47620

Jonathon Beam
12 Lonely Circle
Hazard, KY 41701

John Walker
1 Cross St.
What Cheer, IA 50268
[download]

It's hard to say from his post, but that's how I read it. I wouldn't even try without seeing some sample data though.

-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";

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Re^3: Anonymising data by Anonymous Monk on Oct 21, 2005 at 09:08 UTC
Bingo, This is exactly what I'm trying to do, Data Protection Act and all that, sorry for the lack of clarity there. There is no requirement to un-mung the data - in fact, if it can be unmunged, its bad. I thought this exact style of munging might be in a module already as it seems a standard thing you would want to do when dealing with sensitive test data. I'll write a small module and post for comments. Cheers Kevin	[reply]

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Re^3: Anonymising data
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 21, 2005 at 09:08 UTC

I thought this exact style of munging might be in a module already as it seems a standard thing you would want to do when dealing with sensitive test data.

I'll write a small module and post for comments.

Cheers

Kevin

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