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I would question why you are still talking to these people. Do you really want to work there? If you do (not judging you) then tell them You are under a NDA and hence can’t share the specific detail. My two cents would be to keep morality out of it. Sounds counterintuitive but it’s a better way to go about these situations.

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> I would question why you are still talking to these people.

I'm under pressure to find a job because of upcoming lay-offs in my department. There aren't many jobs out there and competition is fierce. This is the perfect job for me but I'm really put off by their way of trying to extract information.

I agree with you, I will just mention NDA and see how it goes.

Because everyone does that, it's fair game to try. It's also professional not to share confidential information.

I would simply say that I can't discuss these details, if pushed then make the point stronger why saying that I won't discuss them.

But it can also be useful to hint that you know a lot. You should be selling yourself after all.

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