As an aside, I'm starting to think that some types of non-disclosure agreements should be as unenforceable as non-competes in California. "After Uber became aw

As an aside, I'm starting to think that some types of non-disclosure agreements should be as unenforceable as non-competes in California. "After Uber became aware that The Verge was asking questions, Target CW sent out multiple emails warning contractors that talking to the press violated a non-disclosure agreement they signed when they joined." My problem isn't using these agreements to protect trade secrets, or when they are simply a contract between a company and an employee or contractor (you agree to treat certain types of things as "our property" rather than going off and selling them to a competitor). My problem with non-disclosure is when they are used to hush up embarrassing details or otherwise keep the public in the dark about shady business practices.