If I can understand how and why they would be hesitant to disclose salary information, but that doesn't mean that they should be given a free pass for it. Yes,

If I can understand how and why they would be hesitant to disclose salary information, but that doesn't mean that they should be given a free pass for it. Yes, this would change compensation negotiation, in the same way that cutting the deck changes a game of poker. It makes it harder for the deck to be stacked against you. Hiding salary information makes it harder to negotiate and harder to see when you're being treated unfairly.