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Meera, an employee of Kapoor Finance, posts on her personal profile a photograph of a confidential internal presentation slide showing unreleased quarterly results. Which statement best describes her act?

Meera's post is a breach of confidentiality. An employee's duty to protect non-public company information continues on personal accounts and outside office hours, and a personal-views disclaimer cannot legitimise disclosing unreleased financial results.

  1. AAcceptable, because the account is personal and not the company's
  2. BAcceptable, provided she posts it only after office hours
  3. CA breach of confidentiality, because a personal account does not remove the duty to protect non-public company informationCorrect
  4. DAcceptable, if she adds a disclaimer that views are personal

Explanation

Duty of confidentiality applies regardless of the account or time of posting. A disclaimer about personal views applies to opinions and does not make disclosure of non-public information permissible.

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