Personal Information

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003103",
  "term": "Personal Information",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject).\n\n2. Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.\n\n3. See Personally Identifiable Information.\n\n4. Information which can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual (e.g., name, social security number, biometric records, etc.) alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual (e.g., date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.).\n\n5. any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject)\n\n6. Any information about an individual that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identify and any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual.",
  "synonyms": [
    "personal data",
    "Personally Identifiable Information"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-188 from ISO/TS 25237:2008",
    "NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4; NIST SP 1800-27B from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2; NISTIR 8062 from OMB Circular A-130",
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from OMB Memorandum 07-16",
    "NISTIR 8053 from ISO/TS 25237:2008",
    "NIST SP 800-163 [Superseded] from NIST SP 800-122",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/personal-information/"
}