Actual walls are occasionally involved, but more often, intraoffice groups that are prohibited from sharing information are placed on different floors, to reduce casual encounters.
But the FBI, which controls the national DNA database system, prohibited states from sharing information about people who were not suspected of a crime.
Pharmaceutical and medical-device companies, according to Mr. Brill, "regularly put clauses in sales contracts prohibiting hospitals from sharing information about what they pay and discounts they get".
In some cases, privacy laws may prohibit the college from sharing information about specific actions taken.
But Mr. Foster testified that a lawyer at the department had told him that Mr. Scully had the legal right to prohibit the actuary from sharing information with Congress.
Immigrant rights activists urged the council to prohibit the city from sharing information about people without legal status with federal officials.
And even if it was a parking regulation statute, it prohibits rental and leasing agreements; it doesn't prevent people from sharing information about when they are going to leave parking spots.
The White House proposal would prohibit affiliates of large financial conglomerates, for example, an insurance company and a bank, from sharing information like medical records when a customer applies for a loan unless the customer consented.
"This happens constantly in the business world, where companies would like to collaborate without revealing sensitive information that they are prohibited from sharing due to security, privacy and even regulation reasons.
Under the agreement, Northeast Health will be prohibited from sharing current and future wage information about nurses with other health care organizations in the Albany area.
"Sharing information on peaceful protests?
