that exposes quite a lot more information than I expected, given OP's descriptio...

sterlind on April 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee – alleged kil...

that exposes quite a lot more information than I expected, given OP's description of how the privacy laws work. it includes the suspects' ages, backgrounds and (very distinctive) first names. it took me a mere second to find their full names by Googling - there's not many 71-year old noblemen named "Heinrich XIII"!

so I guess it's a figleaf? good for them, I guess?

kstenerud on April 14, 2023 [–]

That's a high profile case. In most cases they don't release any names at all.