The public gain from the additional information — which allowed people to know that Mr. Cruz was not being honest when he implied his trip was only meant to last a day — did not make it worth breaking the secrecy of the group, Mr. Appiah said. Catherine Price, the founder of Screen/Life Balance and the author of “How to Break Up with Your Phone,” had a different take. “It’s unquestionably not a nice thing to do, and in most circumstances would be morally wrong,” she said. But Ms. Price thought that because she is the wife of a public figure, Heidi Cruz should not have assumed that any of her written communication would remain private. “Unless it’s encrypted, you can’t assume anything is private,” she said.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2021 12:56 UTC