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* Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias | * Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias | ||
| − | * Personal identification number, such as SSN, passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number. | + | * Personal identification number, such as your Social Security Number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number. |
* Address information, such as street address or email address. | * Address information, such as street address or email address. | ||
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* Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry). | * Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry). | ||
| − | * Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle | + | * Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle registration or identification number, and title numbers and related information. |
* 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, or employment, medical, education, or financial information). | * 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, or employment, medical, education, or financial information). | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 6 March 2010
The protection of PII is important to maintain public trust and confidence in an organization, to protect the reputation of an organization, and to protect against legal liability for an organization. Organizations have always considered trust, confidence, and reputation as motivating factors in protecting PII. Recently, organizations have become more concerned about the risk of legal liability due to the enactment of many US federal, state, and international privacy laws.
Examples of PII Data
The following list contains examples of information that may be considered PII.
- Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias
- Personal identification number, such as your Social Security Number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number.
- Address information, such as street address or email address.
- Asset information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) or Media Access Control (MAC) address or other host-specific persistent static identifier that consistently links to a particular person or small, well-defined group of people.
- Telephone numbers, including mobile, business, and personal numbers.
- Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry).
- Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle registration or identification number, and title numbers and related information.
- 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, or employment, medical, education, or financial information).
Source
Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) PDF
Computer Security Division
Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
January 2009
see also: Privacy Policy
