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Data Sanitization is the process of disguising sensitive information in test and 
development databases by overwriting it with realistic looking but false data of a 
similar type. 
 
 
Why Sanitize Information in Test and Development Databases? 
 
The data in testing environments should be sanitized in order to protect valuable 
business information and also because there is, in most countries, a legal obligation to 
do so.  
 
 
Protecting Valuable Information 
 
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