personal data
noun [ U, + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˌpɜː.sən.əl ˈdeɪ.tə/ us/ˌpɝː.sən.əl ˈdeɪ.t̬ə/
个人信息
information held on computers that relates only to you, and that you do not want everyone to know
Spyware can sneak onboard our computers to track the websites we visit and steal our personal data. 间谍软件可以潜入我们的电脑，跟踪我们访问的网站，窃取我们的个人信息。
Financial services firms, health care organizations and government all have been careless with personal data in the past. 金融服务公司、医疗机构和政府过去对待个人信息都太大意了。
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- In 1997 Bulgaria enacted a tough Personal Data Protection Act.
- There is a growing market in the sale of personal data, as companies and employers try to find out the details of our personal lives.
- The volume of personal data in both commercial and government databases has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years.