A federal judge declared unconstitutional Monday an anti-whistleblower law in Idaho that criminalized audiovisual recordings of agricultural production facilities. In the decision, Chief District Judge B. Lynn Winmill wrote that Idaho Code § 18-7042 “not only restricts more speech than necessary, it…
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Anonymous whistleblowers face daunting security challenges
The success of Edward Snowden’s disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance hinged on measures he took to prevent government detection of his communications with journalists. His contact, Laura Poitras, describes using similar measures to avoid tipping off authorities, who would…
The law NSA used to justify bulk collection of phone records has expired; now what?
Glenn Greenwald: As Bulk NSA Spying Expires, Scare Tactics Can’t Stop “Sea Change” on Surveillance Published by Democracy Now!, Republished under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Too connected to jail? David Petraeus gets probation and fine for leak
Last week’s sentencing of former Central Intelligence Agency Director and retired four-star general David Petraeus demonstrated a glaring disparity in federal leak prosecutions.
VA whistleblowers describe continuing reprisals
At an April 13 hearing, members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs heard testimony from whistleblowers who confirmed that retaliation continues at medical facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. At a previous hearing, on July 8, 2014, whistleblowers…
A tendency to follow the herd rather than whistleblow may be part of our evolutionary past
By Paul Rauwolf, University of Bath and Dominic Mitchell, University of Bath Published 23 Jan 2015 in The Conversation Whistleblowing performs a public service that is celebrated in the media, condoned by the public, and increasingly protected by the…
Double standard for leaking endangers the nation
Reportedly, investigators have recommended indictment of disgraced former Central Intelligence Agency Director, David Petraeus on charges of leaking classified information.
Sports whistleblowers left twisting in the wind
Sir Anthony Hooper and Mr. Andrew Smith, of the UK, have published a two-part report on “Whistleblowing in Sport” that challenges sports organizations to do a better job of protecting the integrity of sport. [Part 1] [Part 2] The creation…
Internal whistleblowing failed to stop torture, notes Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden told attendees at an Paris conference that he was “deeply saddened and to a great extent angered” by what he read in the US Senate report on CIA interrogation of terrorism suspects. The conference, sponsored by Amnesty International,…
Supreme Court hears arguments in whistleblower case, DHS v Robert MacLean
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a whistleblower case, the Department of Homeland Security vs. Robert J. MacLean.