[z3t4]

Some "public" records are in the gray area as in; should or should they not (black and white) be published. For example salaries, the employer might forbid disclosing salaries, but anyone can just request anyone's salary from the government because its public. But if they could be downloaded from an FTP ...

[BEEdwards]

In the US it is illegal for employers to forbid disclosing salaries.

Discussing salaries is a taboo created by industries to stifle wages.

https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/truth-about-di...

[thekyle]

What government agency allows you to see arbitrary other peoples salaries?

[desas]

Tax records are published in Sweden, Finland and Norway