====== blowing the whistle ======
Leaking information to the public, the press or other competent authority.

===== What to do =====
  - use encryption
  - use a different digital identity for every new leak
  - remove [[metadata|metadata]]
  - use airgapped devices
    - if you can't use an airgapped device, use a boot disk
  - only handle sensitive data inside a separate system you __do not use for daily tasks__
  - use public networks or VPNs, change your MAC address

===== further information =====
  * In this wiki:
    * [[privacy|Privacy Guide]]
    * [[admin:security:start|IT Security Guide for admins]]
    * [[metadata|Metadata]]
  * [[https://www.whistleblower.org/whistleblower-guides|Government Accountability Project whistleblower guides]]
  * [[https://ussanews.com/News1/featured-op-eds/a-complete-guide-to-being-a-whistleblower/|A Complete Guide to Being a Whistleblower – USSA News]]
  * The Intercept
    * [[https://theintercept.com/2015/11/12/edward-snowden-explains-how-to-reclaim-your-privacy/|Edward Snowden Explains How To Reclaim Your Privacy]]
    * [[https://theintercept.com/2014/10/28/smuggling-snowden-secrets/|Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You.]]
    * [[https://theintercept.com/2017/02/20/how-to-run-a-rogue-government-twitter-account-with-an-anonymous-email-address-and-a-burner-phone/|How to Run a Rogue Government Twitter Account With an Anonymous Email Address and a Burner Phone]]