Others, like Britain or America, keep information in quite separate databases dealing with, say tax, pensions, elections, passports, driving licences and health care.
The technique is based on the fact that mobile-phone companies keep information about the telephone numbers called, and where calls are made and received, for billing purposes.
The study highlights growing concerns about social networks and how data trails can be mined for sensitive information, even when people attempt to keep information about themselves private.
"If Mr Catt were to establish that the police couldn't keep information on people - even if they had what they would say was a reasonable suspicion about those people - it would make the job of the police more difficult, " he said.
Under a federal shield law introduced in 2011, the federal government would have had to prove to a judge that the information it was seeking outweighed the journalist's need to keep confidential information, according to the Society of Professional Journalists.
An alternative, or supplementary, protective measure is to only keep important information -- or a copy of important information -- on a USB flash drive, which you can keep on your person, making it harder for others to steal or damage.
Mr Walker suggested a press officer may have leaked the information - Mr Yates said he worked with people he completely trusted to keep the information confidential.
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It requires that operators of websites or online services that are either directed to children under 13 or have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information from children under 13 give notice to parents and get their verifiable consent before collecting, using, or disclosing such personal information, and keep secure the information they collect from children.
Of course, individuals and companies are entitled to keep proprietary information and punish those who violate that trust.
It's the Executive Branch's ability to keep sensitive information out of civil litigation in the courts.
Fonterra has defended its decision to keep its information under wraps for so long.
Yes, but you can't blame companies for wanting to keep useful information from the hands of competitors.
Government lawyers signaled that they would continue fighting to keep the information secret on national security grounds.
The Tax Code is actually pretty specific about who has a duty to keep that information confidential.
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The teachers' union fought to keep the information private, arguing, in part, that it is riddled with errors.
Most organizations, however, want to keep expertise information within their boundaries, because having that information is a competitive advantage.
An honest person may wish to keep this information private to avoid becoming the target of thieves or unwanted political attacks.
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At this meeting, both Baskins and Sonsini said that it would be improper to keep the information from the full board.
But in 12 of the 19 recent bankruptcy cases, lawyers didn't file motions to keep the information out of public view.
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To Do: Find out if you have id theft resolution services available to you and keep that information handy just in case.
The absence of such protection would make firms keep this information secret.
The DPC says Facebook should only keep that information for two years.
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But Beverley Cuddy, editor of Dogs Today magazine, said the scheme was flawed because many owners did not keep their information up to date.
Facebook has emphasized privacy settings to keep such information from being publicly visible and said they're continuing to fine-tune the tool as it rolls out.
Granted, these tech executives have reasons beyond the average person to want to keep their information to themselves, and they may be too busy running companies.
We suggested this approach to the SEC because we have found that consultants subject to conflicts universally attempt to keep this information from their pension clients.
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"I think they were very careful to keep design information, very important information in Japan, out of reach of our system as much as possible, " he said.
You can choose to keep this information private or share some or all of this data with friends and family who are supporting you, your health and lifestyle.
Write down your credit card account numbers and the toll-free numbers of all your credit card companies, and keep that information in a safe place at home, separate from your credit cards.
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While an NDA is an important legal contract that binds the signer to keep confidential information confidential, it typically does not provide clear guidance about how the signer should accomplish this responsibility.
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