WikiLeaks Is Publishing the CIA Director’s Hacked Emails:
WikiLeaks may describe itself as an outlet for whistleblowers, but it’s never hesitated to publish stolen documents offered up by a helpful hacker, either. So it’s no surprise that it’s now leaked the pilfered files of the CIA’s director, John Brennan.
Source: Wired
This Campaign Helps Intelligence Workers Become Whistleblowers:
For every Edward Snowden, there are thousands of people who continue to keep the cogs of mass surveillance turning. But perhaps some of them might want to call it quits.
A new initiative is trying to encourage those in the intelligence community to leave their jobs and turn whistleblower, by generating resignation letters, offering counseling services, and raising billboards outside of major spying facilities. While it’s obviously a bit tongue-in-cheek, the campaign at least aims to start a discussion about the human element behind the modern surveillance apparatus.
Source: Vice Magazine
Hard-hitting journalism could become a thing of the past: new EU secrecy law could make journalism and whistleblowing harder, riskier
Source: arstechnica.co.uk
Whistleblowers beware: At least 29 US government agencies’ websites that allow the online reporting of abuse, waste, and fraud are not encrypted with HTTPS, according to a survey by the American Civil Liberties Union unveiled Thursday.