Original sentence: "  It remains so unless the controlling authority authors a formal determination the information is unclassified.Although the original author is duty bound to determine a presumptive classification level, the actual level is assessed by a controlling authority.Classified data that has been previously leaked does not revoke its classification.Clinton's defenders claim some of Clinton's emails were marked classified only after the fact.Generalized classification guidelines describe the type of information to be classified and the appropriate level of classification.In absence of a dedicated determination by the controlling authority, the generalized classification guidelines that have already been approved by the controlling authority prevail.It is the responsibility of cleared persons to be aware of the guidelines before disseminating information.Others emails have been considered "secrets" by many news sources without an official determination.The formal written determination will also include a reason such as the data had already been made public by official sources speaking on the record.Whether or not information is properly marked from the outset, however, does not absolve one from the duty to keep classified data protected.rules it is classified at the moment it's in U
Edited sentence: However, this is irrelevant, as the original author determines the classification level, not some third party without a clue (e.Otherwise, according to the director's theory, foreign agents (ministers) would be deciding the classification level of US documents and information.Reuters or any other media agency).The "something" told to the secretary of state (or their agent) in confidence is only classified if the secretary (or their agent) deems it should be.The former director left out a very important stipulation.Whereas some of Clinton's emails were marked classified only after the fact, others have merely been considered "secrets" by some irrelevant news sources.rules that is classified at the moment it's in U