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wallacrw · 2020-07-27 16:49:23+00:00

I've always wondered -- if I used this on the board room window to listen into public company earnings meetings, is that inside information? Technically, the information is "public" in that anyone could do what I'm doing...

ColanR | karma 3951 | avg karma 3.27 · | 2020-07-27 16:53:16

I'm sure that one way or the other, that question has been dealt with exhaustively. My guess, the information you obtain is considered definitely not public, even though it's possible for a member of the public to obtain.

jabradoodle | karma 585 | avg karma 1.59 · | 2023-10-13 15:15:50

How would you know, if it's not public?

spullara | karma 9487 | avg karma 3.26 · | 2020-11-17 19:00:49+00:00

IMHO, if it is on the client, it is public.

pyjammas | karma 27 | avg karma 0.73 · | 2018-03-22 04:40:38+00:00

If by public information you mean 'information a friend has shared with you', then yes.

I would not exactly call that public, though.

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klbarry | karma 1374 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2011-02-18 15:41:03

Not necessarily true, if you set it to public, right?

untog | karma 43841 | avg karma 4.88 · | 2019-07-25 13:17:36

Internal doesn't necessarily mean "not public" though. "Private" is perhaps a better term.

kube-system | karma 21374 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2024-04-18 18:42:21

That's the case whether or not it's public.

ergocoder | karma 2091 | avg karma 2.06 · | 2023-03-21 15:44:14

It is public.

The CEO can easily find out and publish it now.

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nl | karma 29762 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2020-08-02 13:06:03+00:00

Yes - if the information was published on a non-protected account that would be considered public.

ioquatix | karma 1352 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2017-04-10 12:49:55

Sure, but this isn't private.

palata | karma 3339 | avg karma 1.4 · | 2023-07-03 18:26:24

That is not public, I guess they are not. I mean not for the public-facing AIs. Obviously they use them internally.

mod | karma 3866 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2017-09-29 19:15:59+00:00

is it public?

depaulagu | karma 47 | avg karma 1.52 · | 2021-09-14 08:14:50

Is it public?

arwineap | karma 442 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2022-07-22 22:02:08

Is it public?

deepnotderp | karma 4485 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2017-01-13 06:30:42+00:00

Is it public?

TheGeminon | karma | avg karma · | 2022-07-07 20:26:36

It’s where employees can find it, not necessarily having it public (which probably is a bad idea).

zippie | karma 231 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2012-07-31 10:41:59

Yes - if it's not available publicly.

chops | karma 3597 | avg karma 7.27 · | 2009-05-08 14:18:29

I've venture a guess that "no, it's not publicly available", primarily since he mentioned that it's a very profitable part of his company.

redial | karma 1984 | avg karma 3.88 · | 2017-08-15 00:07:34

No.

Public means everybody can do whatever they want with it, no exceptions (except, as with all things, by law). If you want to restrict the information, then do it, but don't make it public and then when a competitor uses it claim it wasn't public 'for them'.

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