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There is no way I would hire him. You hire test engineers to find bugs. Just because a bug is found does not always mean it will get fixed (for many reasons). This can be very upsetting. But, it is a reality of development. The last thing I would want is to read about unfixed bugs in some news story. It's a lot like having your lawyer or psychologist telling all, but about your company instead of yourself. It's unethical.

It isn't up to someone in QA to determine what a company's product direction is. And no, I wouldn't hire someone who violated an NDA unless it was a serious life-threatening reason to disclose.

honesty isn't respected or appreciated enough

Neither is discretion.