Jan 22, 2026: European Union categories for sensitive data classification

Snowflake now classifies your sensitive data into the following categories when it finds information related to the European Union:

  • DRIVERS_LICENSE
  • NATIONAL_IDENTIFIER
  • PASSPORT
  • PAYMENT_CARD
  • TAX_IDENTIFIER

With these new native categories, Snowflake can automatically identify which data is subject to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

For a list of all native categories, see Native semantic categories of sensitive data classification.