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Keep Confidential Information Confidential

It has been said that “if more than one person knows something, then it is no longer confidential!” What this implies is that the person who hears the confidential information will inevitably tell someone else, who will in turn tell someone else, and so on. Everyone seems to have at least someone else they trust enough to tell even the most confidential information. This process will be repeated until the confidential information becomes common knowledge and is no secret anymore. Sometimes it seems that the more confidential the information, the more tempting it is for someone to tell it to someone else. Perhaps the most likely way to ensure that information will be quickly spread throughout the ...

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