What does confidential information mean?

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con·fi·den·tial in·for·ma·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hintnoun

    an indication of potential opportunity

    "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

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  1. confidential information

    Trade secrets are a type of intellectual property that includes formulas, practices, processes, designs, instruments, patterns, or compilations of information that have inherent economic value because they are not generally known or readily ascertainable by others, and which the owner takes reasonable measures to keep secret. Intellectual property law gives the owner of a trade secret the right to restrict others from disclosing it. In some jurisdictions, such secrets are referred to as confidential information.

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  1. confidential information

    Confidential information refers to information that is not intended for public disclosure and is typically accessible to a limited number of individuals. It can include personal details, social security numbers, intellectual property, trade secrets, business strategies, financial data, and other sensitive data. Disclosure of such information is often protected by law or confidential agreements.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of confidential information in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of confidential information in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of confidential information in a Sentence

  1. Marc Zwillinger:

    Individually, the OPM breach and the Ashley Madison breach both present significant dangers to U.S. personnel, including intelligence personnel, but taken together, they really ratchet up the level of harm, the OPM breach has confidential information about U.S. personnel and people that have applied for security clearances, and the Ashley Madison breach reveals people's most intimate secrets about the affairs they might be having, and together, it provides a lot of leverage that could be used to blackmail and possibly influence U.S. personnel.

  2. Janet Yellen:

    Nothing Medley Global Advisors reported in October ... could have been conveyed in June, and let me assure you that, in any case, I did not convey any confidential information.

  3. White House:

    The idea that the counsel to the President has to turn over protected documents and confidential information is ludicrous, and to imply he can't represent the President of the United States in an impeachment proceeding is completely absurd.

  4. Credit Suisse:

    Reminding parties to destroy confidential information is good housekeeping and good data hygiene, the transaction and the request to non-participating investors to destroy confidential data are entirely unrelated to the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe.

  5. James Love:

    This will be seen by industry as language making costs data confidential information.

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