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The following are a set of sensitivity classifications that you may find useful in a
typical commercial enterprise:
Sensitivity
Classification
Definition
Typical Documents
Public information
Information that is suitable for
public domain.
Brochures, company's public
website.
Personal information
This is information belonging
to a private individual, but
the individual commonly may
share with others for personal or
business reasons. This generally
includes contact information such
as addresses, telephone numbers,
e-mail addresses, and so on. It may
be considered a breach of privacy
to disclose such information to
external parties.
Work address, work
telephone number.
Private information
Information is private if it is
associated with an individual and
its disclosure might not be in the
individual's best interests. This
would include a broad range of
information that could be exploited
to cause a personal damage.
A person's SSN, credit card
numbers, and other financial
information should be
considered private, since
their disclosure might lead to
crimes such as identity theft
or fraud.
Some types of private information,
including records of a person's
health care, education, and
employment, may be protected
by privacy laws in some cases.
Disclosing private information can
make the perpetrator liable for civil
remedies and may in some cases be
subject to criminal penalties.
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