Re:Leak reveals $2T of possibly corrupt US financial activity
by shawn-furyan on Thursday September 24, 2020 @11:22AM
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What's you're point? This is a normative discussion. The presence of NDAs says nothing about what is morally correct. For example, Harvey Weinstein systematically used NDAs to silence his victims and cover up his violent crimes.
Re:Leak reveals $2T of possibly corrupt US financial activity
by Dahoon on Thursday September 24, 2020 @12:19PM
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This is just BS. Hiding a crime behind an NDA doesn't mean it should be illegal to tell about that crime.
Re:Leak reveals $2T of possibly corrupt US financial activity
by sailfast on Thursday September 24, 2020 @08:30PM
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That’s why I mentioned the whistleblower statutes. SARs are not crimes. They are potentially suspicious activity. If there is a crime not being reported after collection of these SARs then blow the whistle. No reason to leak a bunch of them unless you believe the collection of such data to be illegal in the first place (it’s not).
For what it’s worth, the problem is that most folks don’t know what SARs are, when they’re filed, etc. This is basically the equivalent of leaking a bunch of private banking records that banks have to provide to the government, not “leaking hidden crimes that nobody stopped”
Re:Leak reveals $2T of possibly corrupt US financial activity
by DoctorOetker on Thursday September 24, 2020 @01:12PM
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not only shouldn't it be illegal, it probably isn't while the NDA might be illegal (and be evidence of conspiracy)
Edit: you don’t publish your company’s proprietary source code and then expect you just walk away right? You’d be sued into oblivion. It’s important that people abide by their agreements. Whistleblower statutes exist to ensure protection when fraud, abuse, or other illegal activity occurs. I’m not clear if this actually meets that standard.