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Personally Identifiable Information

According to NIST Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), information considered confidential and can personally identify you are:
  • Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother‘s maiden name, or alias; address information, such as street address or email address; telephone numbers, including mobile, business, and personal numbers
  • Personal identification number, such as social security number (SSN), passport number, driver‘s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number
  • Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data
  • Information about an individual that is linked or linkable to one of the above (e.g., date of birth, place of birth, race, religion, weight, activities, geographical indicators, employment information, medical information, education information, financial information)