In plain English
Here, "shared" means the organization that holds the data lets it go beyond its own boundaries. The information is disclosed or otherwise made available to another person, organization, or service outside that organization.
In context
In this use, it communicates whether user data is disclosed or made available by the organization behind the service to someone or something outside that organization.
- Situation
- Understanding encryption, privacy, data-sharing, and secure-connection labels
- What it communicates
- classifies whether user data is sent outside the service
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify which data is involved or who the outside recipient is.
Examples
“The data shared by the hospital with an outside research firm included names and dates of birth.”
“Before signing up, she checked whether any data shared by the service went to other companies.”