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Glossary

What is an approved copy?

An approved copy is PiBye's term for the version of a document that is ready to share with an AI: identifying details replaced with stand-ins, every replacement reviewed by a person, and the whole copy explicitly approved. It is pseudonymized, not anonymized. The original and the key that reverses the stand-ins stay on the Mac; only the approved copy is copied, saved or offered to an assistant.

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What makes a copy approved

  • Detection: PiBye proposes replacements for names, ID numbers, addresses, postal codes, dates of birth and other identifiers
  • Review: a person approves, edits or keeps each item; detection and OCR can miss things
  • Approval: the complete copy is approved as a whole, bound to exactly the text that was reviewed
  • Handoff: the user copies it, saves it, or allows a local assistant connection to read it

What it is not

It is not an anonymized document: whoever holds the key can restore the details, so under the EDPB and ICO position on pseudonymized data it remains personal information for you. It is not a permanent redaction for court filing or publication either. And it contains anything you chose to keep unreplaced.

The wording we use: your original documents never leave your Mac. Anything you choose to share with an assistant has already been redacted and reviewed by you.

Where PiBye fits

How PiBye handles this

Approval is the gate in PiBye's workflow: nothing reaches Copy, Save or the local connection until the whole copy has been reviewed and approved, and a later edit invalidates the approval.

PiBye showing an approved copy ready to share with an AI
PiBye showing an approved copy ready to share with an AI

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Download PiBye for macOSRequirements and install steps

1.0.1 · macOS 14.8.5 or later · Apple Silicon · 1.1 GB

Frequently asked questions

Can the AI reverse the stand-ins in an approved copy?

Not from the copy. The stand-ins carry no information about the values, and the key stays on your Mac.

Does approval mean the copy is free of personal information?

No. It means a person reviewed it. Details you kept, and facts in the text, are still there.

Sources

  1. Guidelines 01/2025 on Pseudonymisation (version for public consultation), European Data Protection Board, January 16, 2025. Checked 25 September 2026.
  2. How do we ensure anonymisation is effective?, Information Commissioner's Office (UK). Checked 25 September 2026.