What is personal information under privacy act?

The Privacy Act defines ‘personal information’ as: ‘Information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable: whether the information or opinion is true or not; and. whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.

What are the 3 types of personal information?

Below are the types of personal information included in the act: Private information. Sensitive personal data information. Health information.

What personal information is not protected by the Privacy Act?

What is not considered personal information under the CCPA? Personal information does not include publicly available information that is from federal, state, or local government records, such as professional licenses and public real estate/property records.

How is personal data defined?

According to the law, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number (e.g. social security number) or one or more factors specific to his …

Which is not personal information?

Non-Personal Information means and includes any information that does not reveal your specific identity, such as, browser information, information collected through Cookies (as defined below), pixel tags and other technologies, demographic information, crash reports, system activity, device state information etc.

Which of the following is not considered as personal information?

Non-PII data, is simply data that is anonymous. This data can not be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, bio-metric records etc.

Can personal information be shared without consent?

Ask for consent to share information unless there is a compelling reason for not doing so. Information can be shared without consent if it is justified in the public interest or required by law. Do not delay disclosing information to obtain consent if that might put children or young people at risk of significant harm.

What are the types of personal data as defined under GDPR?

Special categories of Personal Data in GDPR

  • racial or ethnic origin,
  • political opinions,
  • religious or philosophical beliefs,
  • trade union membership,
  • genetic data, biometric data,
  • health data,
  • sex life and sexual orientation.

What is personal data examples?

Examples of personal data the advertising identifier of your phone; data held by a hospital or doctor, which could be a symbol that uniquely identifies a person.

What is considered sensitive personal information?

Race or ethnic origin, religion, political affiliations, sexual orientation, criminal history, and trade union or association memberships are all considered sensitive information. Any information about biometrics, genetics or medical history is also treated as sensitive information.

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