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- The useful idea
Personal data, also known as personal information or personally identifiable information (PII), is any information related to an identifiable person.
- How it works
The abbreviation PII is widely used in the United States, but the phrase it abbreviates has four common variants based on personal or personally, and identifiable or identifying.
- Why it matters
Not all are equivalent, and for legal purposes the effective definitions vary depending on the jurisdiction and the purposes for which the term is being used.
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- Why it matters
Personal data, also known as personal information or personally identifiable information (PII), is any information related to an identifiable person.