## The TL;DR
Tokenization (nothing to do with NFTs) is one of the ways that backends protect sensitive information, like credit cards or social security numbers.
Sensitive information is important in many of the apps you use every day, but it’s dangerous to store and use unprotected
Tokenization replaces sensitive data with placeholders that point back to…
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