Label the Row: A Six-Step Data Classification Cheat Sheet for AI Products

blaizedsouza · x · 2026-09-17

A practical guide for AI/Agent developers: if everything is confidential, nothing is — classify each record and let the label pick the path. The six-step cheat sheet: define public/internal/confidential/restricted levels, label stores and fields, restrict tools by label, restrict models by label, default unknown data to restricted, and re-review labels when adding a source. Core principle: the label is the routing rule; restricted data should never go to a vendor without a contract.

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