confidential information
Need-to-know data
Confidential information is data or knowledge that is meant to be kept private and shared only with authorized parties.
It typically includes trade secrets, personal records, financial details, or strategic plans that could cause harm if disclosed.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts, especially in nondisclosure agreements and employment contracts that specify what employees cannot share.
The lawsuit alleged that she leaked confidential information to a competitor.
- top secretHighest classification level
- biometric dataMeasurable bodily characteristics
- financial recordsDocumented fiscal transactions
- medical recordsDocumented patient health history
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
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confidential informationpublic information
Accessible-to-all data
public record · public knowledge · open data · common knowledge · public domain
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