It's objectively weird that your salary is private, except to other employers, banks, landlords, lenders, your cable company, and literally anyone else who pays

It's objectively weird that your salary is private, except to other employers, banks, landlords, lenders, your cable company, and literally anyone else who pays Equifax $30 to run a credit check on you. It's public for nearly anyone who matters, and private for nearly anyone who doesn't. It's public for nearly anyone who can use this information against you. It's private if you want to use it to benefit yourself.