The primary purpose of NDAs is to keep confidential information confidential. Every business has information about their operations and plans they want to keep

The primary purpose of NDAs is to keep confidential information confidential. Every business has information about their operations and plans they want to keep confidential, in order for their competitors and suppliers not to have an advantage. Essentially every knowledge work employee signs a nondisclosure agreement during their employment. Most who leave reaffirm the agreement in return for severance. So statistics of NDAs would just tell you how many employees an outfit has. An employee who knows of actual lawbreaking can report it to authorities and be protected as a whistleblower. There's no protection for telling journalists that the company had execution problems.