How is it harming children who don't know their names are being posted on a forum online if they're stuck in a program and can't find out their names are being posted?
* their friends and relatives can find it, and believe it. Not everybody wants everybody to know they were in a program. Many parents hide what they do from such people, and frankly, there is some good in that. Being in program is a stigma for most.
* they might not know about it after getting out (the program might not tell them) and as a result, it might affect them without their knowledge, whether in applying to college or trying to get jobs.
* once information gets out (which is admittedly CALO's fault), it's very hard to put it back "in the box". The very least you can do is say "i won't spread this".
* you simply don't have the right to make the decision. The kids have a right to their privacy and... legal or not... "well proxied" violated that. You're bordering on the "dark side" here. Hurting programs at any cost. Is that any worse than "help" at any cost? In both cases, you're taking personal decisions out of the hands of the kids and taking it into yours. How would you feel? Can you put yourself in their shoes?