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INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
OBS

Inadvertent disclosure of personal information occurs when personal information is accidentally revealed, which could introduce a risk of harm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
OBS

La divulgation par inadvertance de renseignements personnels a lieu lorsque des renseignements personnels sont accidentellement révélés, ce qui peut présenter un risque de préjudice.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
OBS

The inadvertent disclosure of personal information occurs when personal information is accidentally provided to an unauthorized person or organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
OBS

La communication par inadvertance de renseignements personnels a lieu lorsque des renseignements personnels sont accidentellement fournis à une personne ou à une organisation non autorisée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The second most common type of incident was accidental disclosure – the key factor in more than 30 per cent of cases. This group of incidents included: mailing foul-ups ...; improper destruction and disposal ...; online disclosure ...; e-mailing mistakes ...; and errant faxing ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Le deuxième type d’incident en importance était la communication accidentelle, un facteur clé dans plus de 30 % des cas. Dans cette catégorie, on retrouve : les erreurs d’expédition [...]; la destruction ou le retrait inadéquats [...]; la communication en ligne [...]; les erreurs liées à l’envoi par courriel [...]; les erreurs liées à l’envoi par télécopieur [...]

OBS

communication accidentelle : contrairement à son quasi synonyme «divulgation accidentelle», le terme «communication accidentelle» ne sous-entend pas nécessairement que les renseignements transmis par inadvertance ont été rendus publics.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Security
  • IT Security
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
OBS

inadvertent disclosure : term standardized by CSA [Canadian Standards Association].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sécurité
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Les employés doivent faire preuve de diligence afin de prévenir l'usage inapproprié ou la divulgation par inadvertance d'une information confidentielle.

OBS

divulgation par inadvertance : contrairement à son quasi synonyme « communication accidentelle », le terme « divulgation par inadvertance » sous-entend que les renseignements transmis accidentellement ont été rendus publics.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A method of achieving confidentiality in which sensitive information is hidden by embedding if in irrelevant data.

OBS

It ensures that individuals are given access to computer resources based on a security clearance and need-to-know. This characteristic protects against compromise and inadvertent disclosure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Technique de protection de données sensibles consistant à les cacher ou à les intégrer dans des données dénuées d'intérêt.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
CONT

The provision was rationally connected to a legitimate objective(reducing the risk of inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information), but it failed to only minimally impair the right guaranteed by para. 2(b) of the Charter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
CONT

À l'extrême, les cyberattaques pourraient entraîner l'usurpation de renseignements personnels, la destruction de données essentielles, la divulgation de renseignements de nature délicate sur les activités du gouvernement ou l'arrêt des systèmes internes du gouvernement.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A component of a security clearance and/or security class used for computing access rights and controlling information flow by authorising a specific group of subjects to have access to the information.

CONT

LIMDIS [LIMIted DIStribution] protective measures are restricted to one or more of the following : decentralized maintenance of disclosure listings, briefings concerning access limitations, and physical security restrictions limited to requirements such as placing the material in sealed envelopes within approved storage containers to avoid inadvertent disclosure and the commingling with other files; using unclassified nicknames(no code words may be assigned to LIMDIS information) ;marking the material as LIMDIS along with the assigned nickname; marking inner envelopes containing designated LIMDIS information with the notation :"To be Opened Only By Personnel Authorized Access"; requiring electronically transmitted messages containing designated information to be marked with the uniform caveat LIMDIS; and prescribing unique oversight procedures to be accomplished by Component professional security personnel(industrial security inspections will be conducted in the normal manner by the Defense Investigative Service).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Entités exclues des droits d'accès aux systèmes d'information.

Spanish

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