[tsukaisute]

"The incident was described by two entrepreneurs who were told about it in the weeks after it occurred but were not authorized to speak about it."

May be unfair to all parties involved that a situation is described on hearsay, with the source not identified, and not even being a direct source (someone who wasn't at the event, and who heard about it weeks later.)

[x0x0]

Angel is free to waive their NDA and we can hear from a primary source. Their unwillingness to do so makes clear what that person would say.

[tbrownaw]

Or they have blanket rules, specifically so that people can't make reliable inferences from their behavior in specific cases.

There's even a standard joke on this, IIRC the setting is some sort of court case:

    "Did you sleep with Joe on Monday?"
    "No."
    "Did you sleep with Joe on Tuesday?"
    "No."
    "Did you sleep with Joe on Wednesday?"
    "I refuse to answer that question."
    "Thank you."

[valuearb]

If you are innocent and care about how your company is perceived, you don't have blanket rules. If you are guilty, blanket rules are the easiest way to deny the problem.