The FDA Spied On Its Own Scientists

> but if it is interesting, someone will still leak it. That's why Apple announced the iPhone originally before getting FTC approval.

Your iPhone example doesn't hold here. The targeted personnel are responsible scientists communicating with proper whistle blowing channels regarding impropriety, not some lower-tier techies leaking shallow trinket tidbits for cash to rumor web sites.

> The FTC should do this.

No, they should not. They can certainly act if the leak question was on leaking to competitors and such. But these were issues of public concern and they were clearly told to not investigate... and then they went ahead and did it anyway.

"F.D.A. officials went to the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services to seek a criminal investigation into the possible leak, but they were turned down. The inspector general found that there was no evidence of a crime, noting that ?matters of public safety? can legally be released to the news media."

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/Er00k46kAjQ/the-fda-spied-on-its-own-scientists

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