Data protection

Personally identifiable information (PII) PII

Any information that can identify an individual, such as a name, national ID number, address or passport number. PII relates to identity in general, whereas PHI relates specifically to health data.

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Data states Data classification Regulated data Protected health information (PHI) Data sovereignty Tokenization

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