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Alice is the CEO of a large Fortune 500 company, and although she is not ashamed that she is a type 1 diabetic, she does not want this information to become public. She is often interviewed by the media and does public speaking, serving as a role model for many other women in her industry. Alice works hard to keep her personal life private, and this includes her health condition. She believes that some people within her organization are after her job and would do anything to try to portray her as “weak” in an effort to undermine her authority. If her device were to accidentally leak her information, showing itself on public networks, or if her account information became part of a breach, this would be highly embarrassing for her and potentially damaging to her career. Keeping her personal life private is important to Alice.

Bob, on the other hand, is open about his heart condition and happy to tell anyone that he has a pacemaker. He has a great insurance plan with the federal government and is grateful that when he retires he can continue with his plan, despite his pre-existing condition. Confidentiality is not a priority for Bob in this respect (Figure 1-2).

Figure 1-2: Confidentiality: keeping things safe

NOTE Confidentiality is often undervalued in our personal lives. Many people tell me they “have nothing to hide.” Then I ask, “Do you have curtains on your windows at home? Why? I thought that you had nothing to hide?” I’m a blast at parties.