Personal identifier

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Personal Identifiers (PID) are a subset of personally identifiable information (PII) data elements, which identify an individual and can permit another person "Guide to Identifying Personally Identifiable Information (PII)". www.technology.pitt.edu. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2020-12-06.</ref> PIIs include direct identifiers (name, social security number) and indirect identifiers (race, ethnicity, age). [1]

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Identifiers can be sensitive and non-sensitive, depending on whether it is a direct identifier that is uniquely associated with a person or a quasi-identifier that is not unique. A quasi-identifier cannot pin down an individual alone - it has to be combined with other identifiers. [2] <ref> "Personally Identifiable Information (PII)". Investopedia. Retrieved 2022-09-07.</re

Examples of PID

Privately issued ID credentials

Transactional financial account numbers

Biometric identifiers

Health or medical information

Electronic identification credentials

Full Date of Birth

European-defined sensitive data

Treated as PID globally, not just for citizens of the EU

See also

References

  1. "What Is Personally Identifiable Information?". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. University, Utah State. "Sensitive Data | Research Data Management". library.usu.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-11.