Safeguarding information is a way of life in the Air Force and the service trains military members, Department of Defense and contract civilians alike to avoid releasing personally identifiable information about themselves or others.
A letter from the secretary of defense defined PII as information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, and biometric records, including any other personal information which is linked or linkable to a specified individual.
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