The different types of personal information
processed by data processors. Typical
data elements include name, date of birth and numerical identifiers. Organizational data elements tied to both
individuals as well as organizations include business addresses, business phone
numbers, business e-mail addresses and related information.
(New
York, Legal) The specific types of personal information that are
particular identifiers. Multiple New
York laws specify what data elements are to be included as applicable to a
particular law. Typical data elements
include social security number, driver's license number, non-driver
identification card number, account number, credit or debit card number, security
code, access code, mother’s maiden name, and more. Within a law, the data elements, when
combined with other personal information, may be referred to with a specific
name; for example, the New York Notification (of a data breach) law refers to
this combination as “Private Information.”
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