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28 CFR 202.212 Covered personal identifiers (exclusion) (28 CFR 202.212(b)(1))

Names linked only to emails or addresses are excluded. Add an account id, an IP address or a username and they become covered identifiers (202.212(c), Example 4).

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Selling a company's data? This is one of the rules a sale has to meet, and the guide beside the button reads it in plain words.

  • No data upload
  • About two minutes
  • No email needed
28 CFR 202.212 Covered personal identifiers (exclusion) (28 CFR 202.212(b)(1))