On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 9:05 AM Paul Timmins <paul@telcodata.us> wrote:
However, perhaps someone would care to elaborate (either on or off-list) what the deal is with the requirement to sign NDAs with Cogent before
On 3/31/22 11:38, Laura Smith via NANOG wrote: they'll discuss things like why they still charge for BGP, or indeed any other technical or pricing matters. Seems weird ?!?
Same reason your employer doesn't want employees telling each other their salary. Not every similarly situated customer pays the same for the same service.
Having fought that issue[0], I'd like to point out that employees voluntarily sharing salary data is federally protected speech in the US, and cannot be waived through an employment contract: https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to... . "Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act), employees have the right to communicate with other employees at their workplace about their wages. Wages are a vital term and condition of employment, and discussions of wages are often preliminary to organizing or other actions for mutual aid or protection. " ..."policies that specifically prohibit the discussion of wages are unlawful." I understand the parallelism you were aiming for, but given how many people labour under the mistaken notion that US companies can forbid you from talking about your compensation, I felt it prudent to point out that's actually not a terribly good comparison. ^_^; Thanks! Matt [0] https://www.quora.com/My-coworker-asked-about-my-salary-how-should-I-respond...