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So it's OK to expose a person's secrets as long as that person isn't harmed?
by MarkMc 13y ago
So it's OK to expose a person's secrets as long as that person isn't harmed?
- danso 13y agoNot sure where you're going with this so I'll avoid the obvious snarky counter-examples...but are you arguing that if someone designates something as a secret, it is absolutely wrong to uncover it?
- MarkMc 13y agoNot sure where i'm going either! I'm just trying figure out whether I would publish the story if I was editor of The Sunday Times. Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the wrong course of action (eg. someone being gay). Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the right course of action (eg. a corrupt politician) What I'm interested in is the middle ground - where exposing a secret does not harm the 'owner' of the secret, but also does not really benefit the general public. In such cases shouldn't we respect the wishes of the person who is keeping the secret?
- alan_cx 13y agoNo.