Personal Identifiers (PID) are a subset of personally identifiable information (PII) data elements, which identify an individual and can permit another person to assume that individual's identity without their knowledge or consent.
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PIIs include direct identifiers (name, social security number) and indirect identifiers (race, ethnicity, age).
Identifiers can be sensitive and non-sensitive, depending on whether it is a direct identifier that is uniquely associated with a person or a quasi-identifier that is not unique. A quasi-identifier cannot pin down an individual alone - it has to be combined with other identifiers.
Treated as PID globally, not just for citizens of the EU
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