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Personal data, also known as personal information or personally identifiable information (PII), is any information related to an identifiable person.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the GDPR to limit the distribution | instance of | and lawmakers such as the European Parliament have enacted a series of legislative acts | 0.80 | text |
| accessibility of PII.Serious confusion arises around whether PII means information which is identifiable | instance of | and lawmakers such as the European Parliament have enacted a series of legislative acts | 0.80 | text |
| the US federal Health Insurance Portability | instance of | In prescriptive data privacy regimes | 0.80 | text |
| Accountability Act | instance of | In prescriptive data privacy regimes | 0.80 | text |
| the GDPR | instance of | In broader data protection regimes | 0.80 | text |
| personal data is defined in a non-prescriptive principles-based way | instance of | In broader data protection regimes | 0.80 | text |
| the NIST Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information | instance of | and that usage now appears in US standards | 0.80 | text |
| a name | instance of | in particular by reference to an identifier | 0.80 | text |
| an identification number | instance of | in particular by reference to an identifier | 0.80 | text |
| location data | instance of | in particular by reference to an identifier | 0.80 | text |
| an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical | instance of | in particular by reference to an identifier | 0.80 | text |
| physiological | instance of | in particular by reference to an identifier | 0.80 | text |
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