Why Amnesia

Amnesia unique features.

What Amnesia Brings to You

Verifiable Anonymization for GDPR - Compliant Data Sharing
Supports FAIR and GDPR compliance.
Broad Applicability Across Data Modalities
Use different file formats and types.
User - Friendly Interface and Transparent Integration
Integrate effortlessly into systems and apps via REST API.
Open Source and Free for All Users
Persistent generation of hierarchies and semi-automatic hierarchy generation.

Amnesia enables verifiable dataanonymization, transforming personal data into statisticaldata that falls outside the scope of the GDPR. This process allows organizations to shareinformation responsibly and legally, even in cases where the exchange of personal data isrestricted or prohibited.By converting sensitive data into non-identifiable formats, Amnesia eliminates the need forcomplex administrative procedures, streamlining compliance in data sharing scenarioswithout compromising privacy or utility.

Amnesia goes beyond traditional anonymization tools that focus solely on simple tabulardata. It supports a wide range of data structures, including set collections, object-relational tables (all stored as delimited text files), and DICOM files—commonly used inhealthcare applications.Amnesia handles four core data types:

Strings
Integers
Floating-point numbers (doubles)
Dates

Toreduce the effort required from users, Amnesia includes an intelligent algorithm thatautomatically infers data types from the input file, helping users efficiently model andprepare their data for anonymization.

Amnesia lowers the technical barrier to data anonymization with an intuitive user interfacethat guides users through the process and clearly visualizes available anonymizationoptions.Behind the scenes, Amnesia cleanly separates the interface from the anonymizationengine, which is exposed through a well-documented REST API. This modular design allowsfor seamless integration into other tools, systems, or automated workflows—makingAmnesia both accessible for non-experts and powerful for developers.

Amnesia is fully open source and available free of charge for any type of use—academic,commercial, or personal. Its anonymization code is transparent, inspectable, andcommunity-driven, ensuring trust, flexibility, and long-term sustainability.