> I don’t really want some arbitrary govt limit restricting what private parties can do with each other.
Given that this runs tangential with whistleblowing and free speech, this is exactly where I want a government to draw a line.
Given that this runs tangential with whistleblowing and free speech, this is exactly where I want a government to draw a line.
If it's about whistleblowing and doing the right thing, why not just refuse the money?
Disclosing illegal activities cannot be silenced by these agreements.
In such a world it would only add to penalties for proven libel.
It’s a pretty simple concept: if the truth hurts, you’ve got no one but yourself to blame.
NDAs theoretically should never be able to paper over illegal actions. In a similar vein, non disparagement clauses should not be able to paper over the publication of legitimate insider experience of terrible — even if legal — behavior.