But salaries are not really private. The company has salaries. The state often makes their salaries public. The IRS has that information. Credit agencies do, et

But salaries are not really private. The company has salaries. The state often makes their salaries public. The IRS has that information. Credit agencies do, etc. The state has gained an absolute right to know your wage, which one could argue that abolishes the private nature of that information, much like your gender, or your face.