I'm confused by the bit that says it's ok now??? If an NDA applied before the buyout it still applies, so why mention it now? Attention? Confusion about how emp

I'm confused by the bit that says it's ok now??? If an NDA applied before the buyout it still applies, so why mention it now? Attention? Confusion about how employee contracts and NDAs apply? Not entirely true? Can't figure out which from the thread