What Is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?
Sometimes called "personal data", PII is valuable to you, to companies, and to hackers. But what is it? What does it include?
Philip is the Security Editor for MUO, and has worked here since 2014. He’s been a freelance writer since 2012, having trained for an FdA in Professional Writing. He’s written and edited numerous books, and can usually be found reading comics while listening to The Killers.
Sometimes called "personal data", PII is valuable to you, to companies, and to hackers. But what is it? What does it include?
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