"Relative secrecy" refers to a situation where something is not completely or widely unknown; some people may be aware of it, but it is not widely publicized or easily accessible to everyone. Full definition
The big ones especially, she says, operate in relative secrecy, hidden from public scrutiny. (thedodo.com)
Michael Jacox, assistant director of Texas A&M's Commercial Space Center for Engineering and a nuclear engineer, says he felt compelled to study the Mills cell in relative secrecy when he was a research scientist for the Department of Energy. (villagevoice.com)
More than 50 years after its controversial creation, the University at Buffalo Foundation remains a source of argument and misunderstanding as it operates in relative secrecy. (nystateofpolitics.com)