Not sure where i'm going either! I'm just trying figure out whether I would publish the story if I was editor of The Sunday Times.
Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the wrong course of action (eg. someone being gay).
Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the right course of action (eg. a corrupt politician)
What I'm interested in is the middle ground - where exposing a secret does not harm the 'owner' of the secret, but also does not really benefit the general public. In such cases shouldn't we respect the wishes of the person who is keeping the secret?
Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the wrong course of action (eg. someone being gay).
Clearly there are cases where exposing someone's secret is the right course of action (eg. a corrupt politician)
What I'm interested in is the middle ground - where exposing a secret does not harm the 'owner' of the secret, but also does not really benefit the general public. In such cases shouldn't we respect the wishes of the person who is keeping the secret?