A hash is kinda trash. Or, more precisely, not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.
Hashing refers to the process of using an algorithm to transform data of any size into a unique fixed sized output (e.g., combination of numbers). To put it in layman’s term, some piece of information ...
package dustin.examples; import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringBuilder; /** * A simple representation of a Person intended only to demonstrate Apache * Commons ToStringBuilder. * * @author ...
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