Do not paste passwords, secret keys, private records, confidential work, protected health or financial data, child data, or another person’s information unless the exact use is authorized and protected.
Minimize first: remove identifiers, use placeholders or synthetic examples, and check the exact service’s retention, access, reuse, region, and settings.
Example
Performance notes
Removing a name may not protect an employee if role, dates, and incidents still identify them.
Important limit
No universal list replaces context
Sensitivity, contracts, law, product plan, and authority vary; anonymization is harder than deleting names.
Interactive model
Separate before deciding
Selected layerNecessary
The task truly needs it.
Read the complete text alternative
NecessaryThe task truly needs it.
AuthorizedYou have permission and suitable service conditions.
Useful distinctions
Separate the questions before judging
Necessary
The task truly needs it.
Authorized
You have permission and suitable service conditions.
Active check
What is the safest first step with a sensitive document?