Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person
'data subject' by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification
number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to
the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social
identity of that person. In other words,
just about anything that one could potentially use to identify a person, or
cause harm in any way to that person.
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