He is up there in age and probably not at his top mental capacity, which means he could say shit that could be compromising.
Was talking to my mom about 10 days of darkness and that she would know when it is a go because of the EMS over the phone. Shit you not about 30 seconds later her phone had an alert on it. Both of us just kinda stood there for a second like WTF. It was an amber alert but still very foreboding.