Disagreevote because “private information” is too vague and likely too broad. What you’re describing as far as the Slack channel is what we would call “deliberative process” in my field—and a pattern of leaking that kind of information is pretty corrosive of the ability to explore ideas freely. On the other hand, I think the norm should be significantly weaker for official actions of organizations, even if knowledge of those actions is “private.” And I think whether the person told you the information in confidence is a pretty significant factor here.
Disagreevote because “private information” is too vague and likely too broad. What you’re describing as far as the Slack channel is what we would call “deliberative process” in my field—and a pattern of leaking that kind of information is pretty corrosive of the ability to explore ideas freely. On the other hand, I think the norm should be significantly weaker for official actions of organizations, even if knowledge of those actions is “private.” And I think whether the person told you the information in confidence is a pretty significant factor here.