Who removes the names? De-identification by buyer
All four strip identities; how much they explain differs. Scale AI works on your side before extraction. micro1 and Labelbox do the work themselves and leave location unstated. Nyne promises de-identified data prior to release and names no one.
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Who removes what, and where?
| Buyer | Who de-identifies | Where or when | Your review | Ownership after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | micro1 | Not published | Seller can inspect representative samples; synthetic rewording on some sets | Underlying data stays the seller’s |
| Scale AI | Scale AI | On the seller’s side, pre-extraction | Seller signs off every package | Not stated as such; kept under seller governance |
| Nyne | Not published | Prior to release | Seller picks categories to hold back | Set by the agreement |
| Labelbox Prism | Labelbox, as part of Prism ingestion | Not published | Free scoping; first valuation in roughly two days | Seller retains control of data and rights |
Condensed from each buyer's wording, opened 11/07/2026. Disclosure: a buyer here may later pay us a fee for an introduction we made; no cell turns on that. micro1 adds two limits of its own: customers must be labs or enterprises based in the US or allied nations, and no resale or distribution happens while identifying details remain.
Before export
What should you remove before any buyer sees a sample?
A first pass on your side, whatever the buyer does afterward. It is also the evidence that you took care, if a question ever comes up.
| Field | What to do |
|---|---|
| Staff names, emails, phone numbers | Replace with stable tokens (agent_07) so the sequence still reads |
| Customer names, emails, addresses, account numbers | Replace with tokens; drop free-text signatures and footers |
| Payment details | Remove entirely; no buyer needs them |
| Client names in project records | Replace or exclude the project if the client contract forbids licensing |
| Attachments and screenshots | Usually excluded; they hide personal details that text filters miss |
| Credentials, API keys, internal URLs | Scan and strip before any export |
Scrubbing names does not answer whether the records were yours to share. Customer personal details and client property remain off the table unless contract and statute both permit them; your counsel confirms that before export.
Questions
Questions about de-identification
Which buyer de-identifies before data leaves the company?
Only Scale AI says so: anonymization runs on the seller’s side ahead of extraction, and nothing ships without sign-off per package. The rest leave location unstated.
If the buyer de-identifies, why do it ourselves?
Because you are the one warranting that you had the right to share what left your systems. Removing obvious personal details first narrows what a buyer’s process has to catch, and what could go wrong in transit.
Can we see the de-identified data before it is used?
With micro1, representative samples; with Scale AI, sign-off per package. Nyne and Prism print no review step, so write one into the agreement.
What is a synthetic rewrite?
A technique micro1 mentions for some datasets: rewording text so the process survives while the original phrasing does not. Ask which of your sets it would touch.
Get a quote
Takes about two minutes. Give a ZIP code, a reply address and a few facts about your records; the reply names each buyer whose printed criteria your company looks set to clear.
Describe the records; never attach or paste them. No data, exports, screenshots or samples belong in this form.
Plain disclosure: introductions are our business, and the company we introduce you to may pay us.
Brief logged.
- Your answers go line by line against every printed floor: staff count, history, country, language, ownership.
- A reply by email names the buyers you clear and the rule behind each. A company that clears none hears that plainly.
- No buyer hears about your company unless you answer yes to that buyer by name. Records stay put: nobody needs a sample yet.