Certain categories of information are understood as sensitive and requiring active protection—not just withholding but positive effort to prevent spread to inappropriate audiences. Sensitive categories include: family difficulties, financial details, strategic or competitive information, and anything bearing on face and reputation. Protection involves limiting who has access, emphasizing confidentiality expectations with those who do have access, and staying alert to potential leaks.
This protective stance reflects understanding that once information escapes controlled circles, it cannot be recalled—a moment of careless disclosure can cause lasting harm. The protection doesn’t prevent all sharing of sensitive information; it means such sharing is deliberate, considered, and appropriately limited to those who should have access.
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