secrecy
Sign in to savethumb|U.S. soldier at camp during World War II thumb|upright|Loose lips might sink ships, World War II slogan Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
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thumb|U.S. soldier at camp during World War II thumb|upright|Loose lips might sink ships, World War II slogan Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
Secrecy is often controversial, depending on the content or nature of the secret, the group or people keeping the secret, and the motivation for secrecy. thumb|upright|First secret confidence to Venus, François Jouffroy Secrecy by government entities is often decried as excessive or in promotion of poor operation; excessive revelation of information on individuals can conflict with virtues of privacy and confidentiality. It is often contrasted with social transparency. thumb|upright|''A Secret from on High (Secret d'en haut), Hippolyte Moulin (Hypolite Moulin), 1879 thumb|A burn bag and security classification stickers on a laptop, between U.S.President [[Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, May 1, 2011]]