noun
personally identifiable information; PII
Technical term used in privacy, data protection, and legal contexts. Refers to information that can identify an individual, such as name, address, or ID numbers.
個人識別情報の取り扱いには十分注意してください。
Please handle personally identifiable information with great care.
このシステムでは、個人識別情報を暗号化して保存しています。
This system stores personally identifiable information in encrypted form.
Broader term for personal information, not necessarily unique identifiers. 個人識別情報 specifically refers to data that can single out an individual.
Compound of 個人 (individual), 識別 (identification), and 情報 (information). A modern technical term likely calqued from English 'personally identifiable information'.