Much of the point of transparency laws is to shine light on secret shenanigans between the wealthy and powerful, and the government. Communications that shouldn

Much of the point of transparency laws is to shine light on secret shenanigans between the wealthy and powerful, and the government. Communications that shouldn't be made public, like between crime victims and certain government officials should be treated with clearly delineated special handling. That should be rare. Not part of informal email exchanges. That's why various government bodies have closed sessions for certain meetings. Embarrassment after the fact isn't a good reason to redact. If Elon is unclear on the concept, maybe he shouldn't be doing government work.