Do you have feedback on the content or layout of this page? What makes data personal, depends on both the nature of the data and its context. Data by itself numbers, text, pictures, audio, etc is not inherently personal.
It becomes personal when it refers or relates to an individual, directly or indirectly. By itself, a name like John Smith may not always be personal data because there are many individuals with that name β unless the data context such as an address, a place of work, or a telephone number narrows it down to a single individual. Many of us do not know the names of all our neighbours, but we are still able to identify them when we see them.
An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Keep in mind that processing special categories of personal data is in principle prohibited , unless one or more of the exceptions listed in Art 9 2 applies.
In other words, it covers any use of personal data. An email address like info uu. But the IP address of a mobile phone is considered personal data because it relates to an identifiable person, the user of that mobile phone.
Even if the name of the mobile user is not known, that IP is enough to uniquely identify them as a website visitor and can be used to keep track of what other sites they have visited.
