New Social Media Guidelines from StatCan

This was taken directly from a slideshow on social media usage that were shared to employees:

"Statistics Canada Code of Conduct

All employees must follow the Statistics Code of Conduct. The Code provides information and advice on how to approach social media

We must exercise caution when posting any material to social media

All information should remain confidential and respect data protection guidelines. Examples of breaches include:

  • Texting or posting messages that criticize managers, the Agency, or the Canadian Government

  • Tweeting answers to official exam questions"

Is it just me or is it WILD that criticizing mangement, the agency, and the government is considered a data breach, on par with leaking exam answers? Does StatCan even know what a data breach is? This is absolutely anti free speech and just plain factually incorrect. Nobody is out here sharing someone's performance agreement. How is criticizing agency and government policy a breach of any kind?