Types of Data Tokenization: Methods & Use Cases Explained
Tokenization isn’t new, but 2025 forced everyone to rethink it. You’ve got AI pipelines ingesting messy text, microservices flinging data around like confetti, and regulators asking for deletion receipts like they’re Starbucks orders. Most companies slap together a regex mask and call it “privacy.” Spoiler: it isn’t. Real data protection often hinges on choosing the right type of tokenization for the job.