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if you were an experienced/mature tech employee you should probably know that there are real HR reasons why companies are strongly advised not to give too much information in a rejection email. there is only ever downside. your reaction here is a potential red flag.

i'm sympathetic to you, it sucks, why cant we all be nice to each other, and my answer to that all is lawyers.

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It could also be that they might be sued for stating the real reason so they went with something that would be dismissed if it went to court.
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This is the reason. If they make any statement you could contest it in court, so they don't make any statement
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> … specifics around the interview and where the candidate did not perform well …

Takes time away from the day job and other candidates.

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