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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by mcguire on Saturday December 02, 2017 @01:48PM (#15833303)
According to the article,

"[Allcock’s report] says the school also tells applicants not to reveal to their classmates the size of their discount."

Unwritten or unspoken, it does need to go.

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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by sabujp on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:18PM (#15834499)
that seems as illegal as telling your employees that they can't share salaries
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Re:Stanford University data glitch exposes truth about schol... by fjsolwmv on Sunday December 03, 2017 @12:09PM (#15838412)
Seems as wrong, not as illegal. Legal is a specific technical standard.
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