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Online identifier

A piece of data — like an IP address or device ID — that can single you out online.

An online identifier is a piece of information — such as an IP address, a cookie ID, or a device identifier — that can be used, on its own or together with other data, to single you out online. Under data-protection law these count as personal data, which means the same rights of access and erasure can apply to them.

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