The legal system of the U.S. recognizes Third Party Doctrine.
I am not an espouser of that legal philosophy. I draw a hard line. Business with me is no one one else's business but me and the customer in question. I believe there is an expectation of privacy in business affairs.
I call it Professional Discretion.
Yes, before you ask, this makes my life comparatively miserable in today's world. No, I'm not amenable to changing my view on it, because I've seen enough of how the rest of the world treats it to realize just how pathological things become when no one respects anyone else's privacy anymore.
You can ask. But it's up to me to say yes. Everyone else has trouble even grokking the concept of asking anymore.
I am not an espouser of that legal philosophy. I draw a hard line. Business with me is no one one else's business but me and the customer in question. I believe there is an expectation of privacy in business affairs.
I call it Professional Discretion.
Yes, before you ask, this makes my life comparatively miserable in today's world. No, I'm not amenable to changing my view on it, because I've seen enough of how the rest of the world treats it to realize just how pathological things become when no one respects anyone else's privacy anymore.
You can ask. But it's up to me to say yes. Everyone else has trouble even grokking the concept of asking anymore.