The conversation between Norton and Austin wasn’t leaked to the public, but they both knew this kind of thing couldn’t be hidden from the public forever. There was precedent in the mysterious virus incident. The whole Noah One practically stopped for one whole month. No one was interested in leaving the Noah One and all the surveillance systems, the management system, and the internal defence system were down. It was an every man for themselves type of situation.
The situation only changed after the mysterious virus was confirmed to be over. Therefore, it was pointless to hide these things from the public.
