Talk:Need to know

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I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you

hey isn't there a related thing that people say ... "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you"

What is the origins of this phrase, and is it related to this topic? Should a Wikipedia article mention it?

Also, about the "problems" section... The U.S. military would release info to other agencies if they felt that the others would have anything valuable to add. I doubt that people who spend their whole lives protecting america would really hold back vital info just because they can...

Plus, there are no refrences so someone just probably made it up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.39.173.54 (talk) 17:35, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

you might wanna reword the opening that says it's mainly for military & espionage. just because wikipedia staff are those kind of people, doesn't mean the rest of the world doesn't use need-to-know protocols too. it's actually basic best-practice in information security generally, and that includes the tech team of literally every company in the world that's doing things right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:E209:E701:C486:2CB4:EFD:9B56 (talk) 11:39, 10 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

New Editor Required

This article should be written by a security expert and have the grammar reformatted Dimitri Isov9 (talk) 10:48, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Who determines "need to know"?

An open question. KHarbaugh (talk) 17:55, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]