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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Personal data is____
A
Information that can be used to identify a person
B
Information gathered from anonymous surveys
C
Information gathered from a weather website
D
Encrypted company data held on a company computer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. Different pieces of information, which collected together can lead to the identification of a particular person, also constitute personal data.

Detailed explanation-2: -Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. What identifies an individual could be as simple as a name or a number or could include other identifiers such as an IP address or a cookie identifier, or other factors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Personal data is any form of data which can be used to identify an individual, natural person.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personally identifiable information (PII) uses data to confirm an individual’s identity. Sensitive personally identifiable information can include your full name, Social Security Number, driver’s license, financial information, and medical records.

Detailed explanation-5: -For example, the telephone, credit card or personnel number of a person, account data, number plate, appearance, customer number or address are all personal data. Since the definition includes “any information, ‘’ one must assume that the term “personal data” should be as broadly interpreted as possible.

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