2.2 Information Classification

Question 1

Sensitive information

Answer 1

Information that should be protected from being publicly released as it could harm safety or privacy e.g. medical or financial data

Question 2

Non-sensitive information

Answer 2

Information that can be released publicly with no fear of negative consequences e.g. store opening time

Question 3

Private Information

Answer 3

Information on an individual that shouldn’t be shared without the individuals permission it is protected by the Data Protection Act e.g. home addresses and employee data

Question 4

Public Information

Answer 4

Non sensitive information that is released to the public for everyone to see e.g. social media usernames and posts

Question 5

Personal Information

Answer 5

Identifiable data about a specific individual e.g. full name and DOB

Question 6

Business Information

Answer 6

Any public or private data about a specific business e.g. sales figures or headquarters address

Question 7

Confidential Information

Answer 7

Private data that is more restricted than sensitive information with access limited to those who need it e.g. doctor notes or trade secrets

Question 8

Classified Information

Answer 8

Highly sensitive information stored by a government institution requiring the highest level of restricted access e.g. military data and terrorism precautions

Question 9

Anonymised Information

Answer 9

Anonymisation is used to allow information to be used in a wider context without legal action, however if it isn’t anonymised enough, the person can be identified

Question 10

Anonymisation

Answer 10

Removes personally identifiable data from information so that an individual cannot be identified