public disclosure
Making information known
Public disclosure is the act of making information available to the general public rather than keeping it private or restricted.
The term appears frequently in legal and regulatory contexts: companies must make public disclosure of financial information, and whistleblower laws may protect employees who make public disclosure of wrongdoing.
The scandal came to light after public disclosure of the emails.
- balance sheetAssets-liabilities-equity report
- pressApply force downward
- exposésReports uncovering hidden truths
- truthAccordance with reality
- court recordsDocumented legal proceedings
court filing · freedom of information · sunshine laws · income statement · cash flow statement · whistleblowing · privacy laws · mandatory reporting · leak · declassification · need to know · investigative reporting · annual reports · secret · truth-telling · informed consent · transparency initiatives · press releases
- privacy violationsinvasion of privacy, data breach, privacy invasion, privacy breach, eavesdropping
- transparencyopenness, clarity, honesty, candor, visibility
- information policyFOIA, freedom of information, government transparency, open government, data privacy
- nonprofit law501(c)(3), charitable trust, tax exemption, private foundation, nonprofit status
- oversightoversight committees, oversight board, review, auditors, supervisor
- personal rightspersonal rights, privacy, reputation, human dignity, personal autonomy
public disclosuresecrecy
Practice of hiding information
confidentiality · privacy · classified information · restricted access · trade secret
public disclosureconcealment
Act of hiding something
cover-up · non-disclosure · suppression · withholding · hiding
public disclosureconfidential
Meant to stay secret
classified · top secret · state secret · proprietary · privileged