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# Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama

# Combined Data Privacy release notes for upgrades from Xanadu to Yokohama {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated September 10, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 3 minutes to read  
Consolidated page of all release notes for Data Privacy from Xanadu to Yokohama.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Data Privacy release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Xanadu to Yokohama.  
Tip:  
If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

## Important information for upgrading Data Privacy to Yokohama

Before you upgrade to Yokohama, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. |
| Yokohama | Licensing changes enable you to install Data Discovery, Data Discovery APIs, Data Anonymization, and Data Privacy APIs without an entitlement, but you must have an entitlement to run a job. |
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## New features

Between your current release family and Yokohama, new features were introduced for Data Privacy.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | [Child job execution](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-create-anonymization-policies&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   Run child parallel jobs to optimize the duration of your job executions. [Encrypt with column level encryption (CLE)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=data-classification&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   As a security admin, view whether the discovery field is encrypted or can be encrypted. |
| Yokohama | [AL/ML Based Data Discovery for Real Time Anonymization](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-assist-for-data-privacy-landing&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) :   Use AI/ML data discovery using Named Entity Recognition (NER) models to discover sensitive data that does not follow a pattern like name, address, organizations, and more; and run real-time anonymization. [Configuring Data Privacy for Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-now-assist-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) :   Sanitize sensitive data entered in Now Assist prompts to prevent data leakage without impacting the response. [Discover sensitive data from attachments.](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-jobs&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) :   Discover and report on sensitive data from attachments. |
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## Changes

Between your current release family and Yokohama, some changes were made to existing Data Privacy features.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | [Discover and anonymize journal fields](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=classifying-data&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   Journal fields are now supported for Data Discovery and Data Anonymization with Workspace UI. [Data pattern regular expression length increased](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=configure-data-discovery-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   The data pattern regular expression length limit is increased to 1000 characters. [New base system data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   New base system data patterns are supported. See [Default data patterns](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=default-data-patterns&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. [Indicators for Security Center dependencies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) :   Indicators for missing Security Center dependencies have been added. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Removed

Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Privacy features or functionality were removed.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Yokohama, some Data Privacy features or functionality were deprecated.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Data Privacy.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | Data Privacy is available with activation of the Data Privacy Plugin (sn_dp_store_app). For details, see [Activate data privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=dps-activate-data-privacy&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US). |
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## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Data Privacy we have noted them here.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Data Privacy we have noted them here.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Data Privacy, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Data Privacy we have noted them here.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | No updates for this release. |
| Yokohama | No updates for this release. |
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## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Data Privacy we have noted them here.  
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| Release | Release notes |
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| Xanadu | * Navigate an improved Data Privacy and Data Discovery UI in Next Experience dashboards. * Discover and anonymize sensitive data as it's entered with the real-time anonymization policy. * Anonymize and discover journal fields with expanded support and an increased data pattern regular expression limit of up to 1000 characters. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=xanadu&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. |
| Yokohama | * Leverage Data Privacy in Now Assist to discover sensitive data in Now Assist prompts and data send to models. * Sanitize sensitive data from Now Assist prompts without impacting response. * Discover sensitive data from attachments using enhanced Data Discovery jobs. See [Platform Privacy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=privacy-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. |
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