as in secrecy
the quality or state of being private or confidential
All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality.
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Recent Examples of confidentiality
Cohere, by contrast, has focused on models that run securely on-premise, handle sensitive corporate data, and prioritize characteristics like confidentiality, privacy and security.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The confidentiality and security of our customers’ data is an absolute priority for the house of Dior.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Since the standard of confidentiality is higher than privacy, some experts are interpreting this as giving counseling centers permission to have gender specific therapy groups.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Depending on the friendship, expectations around confidentiality aren’t always clear.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Wu should not agree to any confidentiality.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
At least two different Idaho laws protect the confidentiality of complaints and investigations into professional licensees, and a third law protects medical licensees specifically.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Some require photo identification, and some have exceptions for low-income voters, those who have religious beliefs against being photographed, or those who are victims of domestic abuse and require confidentiality.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The commission takes seriously its job of protecting the public while ensuring a judge's confidentiality — as handed down in the state court rules — amid an investigation, said Helland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The confidentiality and security of our customers’ data is an absolute priority for the house of Dior.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Since the standard of confidentiality is higher than privacy, some experts are interpreting this as giving counseling centers permission to have gender specific therapy groups.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Depending on the friendship, expectations around confidentiality aren’t always clear.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Wu should not agree to any confidentiality.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
At least two different Idaho laws protect the confidentiality of complaints and investigations into professional licensees, and a third law protects medical licensees specifically.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Some require photo identification, and some have exceptions for low-income voters, those who have religious beliefs against being photographed, or those who are victims of domestic abuse and require confidentiality.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
The commission takes seriously its job of protecting the public while ensuring a judge's confidentiality — as handed down in the state court rules — amid an investigation, said Helland.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentiality
Noun
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The secrecy goes beyond a simple lack of disclosure.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the benefit of hindsight, agencies would very likely reverse engineer a need for anonymity for police officers whose duties do not actually demand such secrecy.—
Charles Ford Champion,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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More advanced methods, including differential privacy and federated learning, allow researchers to collaborate without moving sensitive data outside hospital walls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Massachusetts is unusual in that state victim privacy laws bar police from releasing incident reports of rape to the public.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Confidentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentiality. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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