What is included in PII?

What is included in PII?

What pieces of information are considered PII?

• Full name.
• Home address.
• Email address.
• Social security number.
• Passport number.
• Driver’s license number.
• Credit card numbers.
• Date of birth.

What is personal identification data?

Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. What identifies an individual could be as simple as a name or a number or could include other identifiers such as an IP address or a cookie identifier, or other factors.

What is PII and SPI?

PII (personally identifiable information) or SPI (sensitive personal information), as used in information security and privacy laws, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.

What is the best example of personal identification information?

Personal identification numbers: social security number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, financial account number, or credit card number. Personal address information: street address, or email address.

What is PII data examples?

What Is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? Personally identifiable information, or PII, is any data that could potentially be used to identify a particular person. Examples include a full name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, bank account number, passport number, and email address.

How do you classify PII data?

At a minimum, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) must be treated as Internal Data, and elements of PII may be classified as Sensitive, Confidential, or High Risk Data.

What are some examples of personal information?

For example, personal information may include:

• an individual’s name, signature, address, phone number or date of birth.
• sensitive information.
• credit information.
• employee record information.
• photographs.
• internet protocol (IP) addresses.

What are three ways personal identification information can be used fraudulently?

What are three ways personal identification information can be used fraudulently? One way someone’s personal identification information can be used fraudulently is to apply for new driver’s licenses, open new bank and credit accounts, and to apply for credit cards or store credit accounts.

Is employee ID sensitive data?

Sensitive personally identifiable information includes: Employee personnel records and tax information, including Social Security number and Employer Identification Number.

What kind of information is included in personal data?

Personal data only includes information relating to natural persons who: can be identified or who are identifiable, directly from the information in question; or who can be indirectly identified from that information in combination with other information.

Who can be indirectly identified from personal data?

the processing other than by automated means of personal data which forms part of, or is intended to form part of, a filing system. who can be indirectly identified from that information in combination with other information.

How is an individual identified in an identifier?

An individual is ‘identified’ or ‘identifiable’ if you can distinguish them from other individuals. A name is perhaps the most common means of identifying someone. However whether any potential identifier actually identifies an individual depends on the context.

What should I do if I think my information is personal?

If you’re unsure whether the information you store is personal data or not, it’s best to err on the side of caution. This means making sure that the processing of personal data is limited to what is necessary and keeping data for only as long as it meets its purpose.