alt Hacker News> 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.
> 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.
But it was a severance agreement. She accepted a sum of money for agreeing to not disparage. You don't see anything wrong with someone knowingly accepting these funds, and then turning around and immediately violating the agreement by writing a book (making even more money in the process)?
If it's about whistleblowing and doing the right thing, why not just refuse the money?