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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Foundational

Personal Data

Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person under GDPR.

Definition

Personal data includes direct identifiers such as names and ID numbers and indirect identifiers such as IP addresses, cookie IDs, location data, and online identifiers. Pseudonymized data remains personal data; truly anonymized data does not. US laws often use the term personally identifiable information (PII) or personal information with differing definitions.

Example

A device advertising ID linked to browsing behavior is personal data under GDPR.

Exam tip

Pseudonymized data is still personal data under GDPR.

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