Question

Confidentiality is defined as

A. Guarding against improper modification of information to ensure authenticity

B. Maintaining restrictions on information to protect personal privacy

C. Ensuring timely and reliable use of information

D. None of the above

Answer 1

Option B is the answer - Maintaining restrictions on information to protect personal privacy

Step-by-step explanation:

Confidentiality is a legal term that simply talks about the obligation of a person to refrain from disclosing private information with other people, unless there is an express of consent from the other person. There are certain rules and guidelines that limits cases in which any expert such as an attorney or a doctor may reveal the information of their client or patient.