Comment by reaperducer

Personally identifiable information" is a legal term with a legal definition

In the U.S., the definition of PII varies depending in which federal department regulates your company.

My company's legal department recently sent down new PII rules, with links to the relevant federal agencies policies. Much purging of log files ensued.

I think most tech people would be shocked to see what very basic information some federal agencies consider PII.