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All information may be sensitive (#420)
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* rephrase sensitive principle

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Co-authored-by: Jeffrey Yasskin <jyasskin@google.com>

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Co-authored-by: Robin Berjon <robin.berjon@nytimes.com>
Co-authored-by: Jeffrey Yasskin <jyasskin@google.com>
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<div class="practice" data-audiences="websites user-agents api-designers">
<p>
<span class="practicelab" id="principle-sensitive">
System designers
should not assume that particular information is or is not sensitive.
Whether information is considered sensitive can vary depending on a
[=person=]'s circumstances and the [=context=] of an interaction, and it can
change over time.
There is broad consensus that some categories of information such as credit card numbers
or precise geolocation are sensitive, but system designers should not assume that other
categories of information are therefore <em>not</em> sensitive. Whether information is
considered sensitive can vary depending on a [=person=]'s circumstances and the [=context=]
of an interaction, and it can change over time.
</span>
</p>
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data-cite="RFC6772#section-13.5">RFC6772</a>].
</aside>

When considering whether a class of information is likely to be sensitive to
a person, consider at least these factors:

* whether it serves as a persistent [=identifier=] (see
[severity](https://www.w3.org/TR/fingerprinting-guidance/#identifying-fingerprinting-surface-and-evaluating-severity) in
[[[fingerprinting-guidance]]]);
* whether it discloses substantial (including intimate details or inferences)
information about the person using the system or other people;
* whether it can be used to infer particular characteristics that put the person at risk of greater harm;
* whether it enables other threats, like intrusion.


## Data Rights {#data-rights}

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