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Re:OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entrie... by watwut on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @10:02AM (#48036382)
Mailing a thing to your attorney does not make it secret.
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Re:OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entrie... by bombcar on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @10:12AM (#48036530)
People treat attorney-client privilege like it's the seal of the confessional or something, but it's much more limited than you might expect.

And it is not there to protect you it is there to protect the lawyer which incidentally might protect you. It's to ensure that a vigorous defense is not compromised.

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