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Re:GDPR guide for developers by M2Ys4U on Thursday June 18, 2020 @05:32AM (#23561404)
Not "PII", personal data.

PII is a US legal term and means precisely nothing in the context of the GDPR.

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Re:GDPR guide for developers by abraae on Thursday June 18, 2020 @05:41AM (#23561448)
If you remove PII, then whatever you are left with is no longer personal data.
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Re:GDPR guide for developers by valesco on Thursday June 18, 2020 @06:59AM (#23561886)
No, the GDPR's definition is broader and has been in use in EU privacy regulations for a decade prior. It's every piece of information that can be linked to an individual, even indirectly.
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Re:GDPR guide for developers by abraae on Thursday June 18, 2020 @08:07PM (#23569574)
Exactly - when you remove all PII, you are left only with data that cannot be linked to the individual, even indirectly.
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