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Why European Identifiers Are Structurally Different
US-built PII tools assume identifier structure based on American formats: Social Security Numbers (AAA-BB-CCCC), US phone numbers (XXX-XXX-XXXX), US driver's license formats by state, and US ZIP codes (XXXXX or XXXXX-XXXX). These tools were not designed for European identifier formats — and European formats are not minor variations of US formats. They are structurally different, culturally different, and legally defined under national legi...