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A comment on Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals. Parent comment

Re:Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals by KingOfCoders on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @03:08AM (#26708937)
"If someone discloses to their employer that they are seeing a therapist, it would be inappropriate for their employer to put that disclosure in a press release."

In principle yes, but not if that was the reason the person could not have the leadership role in the first place.

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Re:Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals by skissane on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @04:52AM (#26709610)
If someone confides in you their private medical information, it is inappropriate to put that information in a press release without their permission, full stop, no exceptions. Certainly morally, and possibly even legally.

"Is it okay if I put your private medical information in our press release?"–many people would view that question as inappropriate to even ask.

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Re:Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals by KingOfCoders on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:05AM (#26722645)
"without their permission"

Yes.

But I didn't say it is appropriate, me saying this was only in your head.

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Re:Bruce Perens: On Non-Judicical Punishment of Individuals by skissane on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @12:29PM (#26727212)
My opinion is that it is inappropriate without permission, but it is also inappropriate to ask permission.
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