personally identifiable information Last modified: Monday, January 07, 2008
Abbreviated as PII or pii, personally identifiable information is any information that can identify an individual. This type of information may be requested from users through online forms and can include your mailing address, credit card number, your IP address, phone number, e-mail address, Social Security number or any other unique identifier. Being cautious about the personally identifiable information you provide on the Internet can help reduce the risk of being a victim of identity theft. Also called personal data. See also "Defend Yourself Against Identity Theft" In Webopedia's "Did You Know" section.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about personally identifiable information . Also check out the following links! Identity Theft: What it is and what you can do about it  A fact sheet for consumers provided by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Webopedia's "Did You Know...All About Phishing"  An e-mail scam is a fraudulent e-mail that appears to be from a legitimate Internet address with a justifiable request — usually to verify your personal information or account details. Webopedia's "Did You Know...SSL: Your Key to E-commerce Security"  SSL is all about encryption. SSL encrypts data, like credit cards numbers (as well other personally identifiable information), which prevents the "bad guys" from stealing your information for malicious intent.	Internet Security cyber crime cyber forensics identification identity phishing SSL Give Us Your Feedback personally identifiable information Products : Top Store Offers: Gradware  134.99Purchase requires academic validation. Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a suite of office productivity tools that gives homes and small businesses th... Dell SMB  99.99The Office PowerPoint® 2007 from Microsoft® is designed to aid the users to quickly create quality, dynamic presentations with an enhanced results-o... DiscountMountainSoftware  88.50Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Upgrade Amazon  298.99Software suite offers the core Microsoft Office applications, but significantly updated for faster, better results Includes the 2007 versions of Excel... Amazon Marketplace  4.00Prevents viruses when emailing, downloading and surfing Quickly detects and helps delete potentially unwanted applications (PUPs) like key-loggers, We... Compare all matches: 1 Store Offers