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In a hearing on data centers, a resident of Tyrone, Michigan, asked a question: Have you signed a non-disclosure agreement? The majority of officials refused to answer (cdn.imgchest.com)
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How the fuck is it even remotely legal for a politician to sign an NDA with a corporation to hide information from their constituents?

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[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you can't afford the time or money to defend yourself from a SLAPP lawsuit, the legality doesn't matter much anymore. It is unfortunately in most peoples best financial interests to not personally test the legality of unenforceable BS.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yup. When the punishment is financial, rules only exist for the poor. Same as when you can't defend yourself in court. System is rigged.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Exactly, corporations care not for the legality. It's just that the very existence of a signed NDA opens up the power to suit, countersuit or in general drown a person in so many administrative fees that they are condemned to eternal poverty anyway. Whether the actual text is legal or not is irrelevant. An NDA is a weapon in many other ways.