[SandB0x]

Just tell them it's confidential.

[toomuchtodo]

Internally, sharing your salary with co-workers is federally protected speech. You could argue to a recruiter that your salary exposed publicly is sharing trade secrets.

[Teodolfo]

Not in Calfornia: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection...

Even federally arguing that current salary is a trade secret is a legal gray area.

[toomuchtodo]

Thank you for that citation! I'm in Illinois at the moment, but California is more relevant for an HN discussion.

[_ea1k]

Keepin mind that the actual protections here are relatively weak.

[toomuchtodo]

Are you saying you have no recourse if you're fired for sharing your salary information?