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visibility: public
Article: null
Text:
  - >-
    [[EDPB Guidelines 2025-02 on processing of personal data through blockchain
    technologies (v2.0)]]
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tags:
  - Definition
Language: English
NoteType: Definition
Definition: >-
  A wallet address/account/public key is an identifier linked to a cryptographic
  key pair in a blockchain network. This identifier qualifies as [[personal
  data]] under [[GDPR#article-4--definitions|Article 4 GDPR]] when it can be
  associated with an identified or identifiable natural person ('[[data
  subject]]').
aliases:
  - wallet address
  - Wallet address
  - public key
icon: "\U0001F4D2"
Définition: null
title: Wallet address -  account - public key
modified: null
---

| **English**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | **Français** |
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| A wallet address/account/public key is an identifier linked to a cryptographic key pair in a blockchain network. This identifier qualifies as [[personal data]] under [[GDPR\#Article 4 – Definitions\|Article 4 GDPR]] when it can be associated with an identified or identifiable natural person ('[[data subject]]'). |              |
**[[EDPB Guidelines 2025-02 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies (v2.0)]]**