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Difference between Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data

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Difference between Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data

Personal data is today widely recognized as a valuable asset. Due to the value that it holds in the business world, personal data is a primary target for most cybercriminals and hackers. With most people sharing their personal data online for various reasons ranging from shopping to making online payments, banking transactions, etc..

 The digital industry is a treasure trove of sensitive information. Thankfully for consumers, numerous regulatory bodies around the globe have recognized the sensitivity of such data. For protecting the integrity and confidentiality of such personal data, the regulators have enforced various data privacy laws like GDPR, HIPAA, NESA, CCPA to name a few. So, companies that collect, store, or handle personal data are legally obliged to implement necessary measures to protect personal data.

 But, for organizations to oblige these privacy laws, especially the GDPR privacy law, need to understand and differentiate data privacy terminology. Legal jargon can be confusing for businesses, especially when many of the definitions are similar and used interchangeably in day-to-day life.

So, is the case in the GDPR where organizations are expected to protect personal data are also required to emphasize more on the security of sensitive personal data. Under GDPR there are certain types of data that are considered to be sensitive personal data and classified as a special category of personal data. 

So knowing the difference between personal data and sensitive data is crucial. In this blog, we have explained the key terms and the differences for organizations to implementing security measures accordingly. But let us first understand both the terms personal data and sensitive data in GDPR

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