In all likelihood the data was actually FOUO,
which actually means exactly that.
The caveats listed (as random markings) are only a
few of the very many there actually are. These
come in many flavors from those that limit you by
birth (NOFORN), choice of employer (NOCONTRACTOR),
or membership in the "fraternity" (COMSEC).
PHM
Bill Stewart wrote:
>
> Declan didn't say it was "CONFIDENTIAL", as in classified information,
> he said it was "confidential", as in "asked to keep this in confidence."
> I'd be very surprised if anyone was giving him classified information.
>
> Also, you left out various random classification markings like
> NOFORN (not for furriners), COMSEC (communications security stuff),
> RESTRICTED DATA (nuke stuff), FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA (obsolete nuke stuff),
> WNINTEL (Warning - intelligence sources), etc.
>
> And FOUO isn't the same kind of thing as classification;
> it's mainly just a rubber stamp to make your stuff look important,
> though some government agencies like to give it more clout than that.
>
> >Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >> Nope, I wrote "confidential" since it was, um, confidential.
> >> Put another way: They weren't handing it out to reporters who asked.
>
> At 05:15 PM 8/5/00 -0400, Steven Furlong wrote:
> >Ok, I didn't say anything before, but I now have to jump in.
> >
> >There are several levels of restricted information in the US:
> >For Official Use Only (FOUO) is the lowest level. ....
> >Confidential is the lowest level of classified information. ....
> >Secret is the next step up. Secret information can cause serious harm....
> >Top secret is officially the highest classification level.....
> >TS info is often compartmentalized, meaning that to see it you need
> >not only a TS clearance but authorization to that compartment.
> >All of these definitions are from memory from my military intelligence
> >classes some years ago, and so don't take them as gospel. Furthermore,
> >information is sometimes classified not because it represents a threat
> >to the US but because it might embarrass someone.
>
> Thanks!
> Bill
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