Hmmm.... It would seem that they're treating "breaking an NDA" as a crime rather than a breach of contract. IIRC, if you know someone broke the law and don't report them, you're considered an accomplice. Under normal circumstances proving that you knew something is rather difficult because as long as you weren't actually involved, there won't be any evidence and if you're questioned you can just play dumb. Journalists, OTOH, publish their info, making their knowledge rather obvious.
When I was a kid, people who did wrong were punished, restricted, and forbidden. Now, when someone does wrong, all of the rest of us are punished, restricted, and forbidden... and the one who did the wrong is counselled and "understood" and fed ice cream.
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