Difference between revisions of "Personal Data"
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Identifiers can either be directly tied to an individual’s “identity” or be “[[pseudonymous]],” which means there are appropriate technical and operational processes within the organization using the identifier to keep this [[identifier]] separate from an individual’s identity. | Identifiers can either be directly tied to an individual’s “identity” or be “[[pseudonymous]],” which means there are appropriate technical and operational processes within the organization using the identifier to keep this [[identifier]] separate from an individual’s identity. | ||
| − | If an identifiable identity (e.g., email) goes through an appropriate de-identification process it can become pseudonymous identifier. | + | If an identifiable identity (e.g., email) goes through an appropriate [[De-identified|de-identification]] process it can become a pseudonymous identifier. |
Privacy regulations group both directly identifiable identity and pseudonymous identifiers as “personal data,” but state pseudonymous identifiers pose lower [[privacy]] risks to people | Privacy regulations group both directly identifiable identity and pseudonymous identifiers as “personal data,” but state pseudonymous identifiers pose lower [[privacy]] risks to people | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 19 February 2022
Identifiers can either be directly tied to an individual’s “identity” or be “pseudonymous,” which means there are appropriate technical and operational processes within the organization using the identifier to keep this identifier separate from an individual’s identity.
If an identifiable identity (e.g., email) goes through an appropriate de-identification process it can become a pseudonymous identifier. Privacy regulations group both directly identifiable identity and pseudonymous identifiers as “personal data,” but state pseudonymous identifiers pose lower privacy risks to people