Probably but I'd be curious why you want to start with real data - firstly you're probably not OK to process in this way even if the aim is only to produce a test set. Secondly, its probably easier and safer to create it from scratch. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Humphrey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:43 PM Subject: [data-protection] Anonymising real data Dear All I am trying to identify if there are off the shelf applications that can take data containing personal data from a live database and anonymise it to produce something suitable for use as test data. Any recommendations? Mike Humphrey : Information Management Officer England and Wales Cricket Board : Lord's Cricket Ground, London, NW8 8QZ, England. Tel: +44(0)20 7432 1274 : Mobile: +44 (0) 7837 365507 : Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7432 1200 Email: [log in to unmask] : Web: http://www.ecb.co.uk [cid:image001.jpg@01CFD987.79C5EB20] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^