whistleblowing
Snowden's NBC Interview Reminds Us that Leaking Was the Only Option
Chronic whistleblowing and reports of a clog in proper channels points to an institutional problem.
Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Says Americans Have 'Lost the Republic'
Daniel Ellsberg says that whistleblowers are the last people able to stand up to the federal government.
These Whistleblowers Lost Almost Everything for Sharing
Whistleblowers don't just face prosecution and losing their jobs—they're often pushed to unemployability, bankruptcy, and depression. If you're a whistleblower, Thomas Drake says the state is trying "to destroy you."
Where Was the Healthcare.gov Whistleblower?
A great example of how a whistleblower could have helped the Obama administration.
A Dispatch from Jeremy Hammond's Sentencing
A judge gave Anonymous-LulzSec hacker Jeremy Hammond the guideline sentencing of 120 months in jail and three years of supervised release.
What Whistleblowing Really Says About the State of American Democracy
Is it a sad commentary on the state of American democracy that we rely almost entirely on the Chelsea Mannings and Edward Snowdens among us to advance public discourse?
A Dispatch from Jeremy Hammond's Sentencing
The scene at the courtroom as a whistleblower is sentenced to 10 years in jail.
Aaron Swartz's Inbox for Whistleblowers Is Back With an NSA-Proof Makeover
There's never been a more crucial time to roll out a hyper-secure, anonymous inbox for whistleblowers and journalists to use to communicate.
In the Whistleblower Chalet
I stayed in a Dutch holiday chalet at a hacker festival with five intelligence agency whistleblowers, who have a special tiny prize for Snowden—and it’s not David Miranda with a hard drive.
The US Government Just Upheld Barrett Brown's Gag Order
It's a move that FreeBarrettBrown.org's director Kevin Gallagher calls moot and “absurd”.
Obama Plans to Reform NSA Spying Programs and Increase Transparency
In his most direct response to NSA spying controversy yet, President Obama announced this afternoon that he’ll pursue reforms to the mass surveillance program in an effort to restore public trust, which has been dwindling as more details are leaked...
Obama Plans to Reform NSA Spying Programs and Increase Transparency
The president's call for reform is an attempt to set the record straight on what the NSA surveillance programs do, and don't do.