Synonym of re-identification, see, anonymisation, pseudonymisation, confidentiality and smallest identical subset for more on this hugely important topic!
See also https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/confidential-health-records-exposed-online-uk-biobank for a depressing example of a highly funded research project being incredibly naïve about the potential for deanonymisation of research data.
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Tweaked to add more helpful cross links 26.xi.23, added link to Biobank article 14.iii.26.