What is Personal Information?

Definition of Personal Information

Any information that can be directly linked to you is personal information. This personal information can be used to find out who you or where you are.

Example of Personal Information

An example of personal information is your name. Your name is used to identify you. It may be true that many other people may have the same name as you, but when your name is combined with other information about you, it can be used to identify you.

Directions

Your name is an example of personal information. What are other examples of personal information?

Before continuing the lesson, list on a piece of paper as many examples of personal information that you can think of.