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Trump, Vance Offer Americans Potential Cash Rewards for Reporting Fraud—but There's a Catch

Trump and JD Vance launch the WHIP fraud whistleblower programme, but conflicting payout promises and DOJ rules leave eligibility and rewards unclear.

International Business Times UK · Oct 21

Perils of rushing mail ballot systems

The anonymous whistleblower described the Postal Service’s work on systems as “secretive, rushed, chaotic"

Salon · Sep 2

ICE agents can now forcibly enter homes without judge’s warrant, memo says

This move directly conflicts with Fourth Amendment protections and overturns years of advice given to immigrants

The Independent UK · Jan 21

Whistleblower Accuses Twitter of Cybersecurity Negligence

A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses, privacy protections and its ability to detect and root out fake accounts, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with US officials. The revelation could create serious legal and financial problems for the social…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Twitter covered up security flaws and fake accounts, says whistleblower

Social network dismisses ‘false’ claims that could bolster Elon Musk’s attempt to abandon $44bn deal

Financial Times · Aug 23, 2022

Facebook whistleblowers allege Meta may have breached Australia’s foreign interference laws

Company accused of deliberately blocking Australian government pages as a negotiating tactic during debate over news media laws

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

Whistleblowers allege Meta deliberately took down Australia's government, emergency services to negotiate news ban

Meta, formerly Facebook, denies claims the blocking of non-news pages like hospitals and charities was an intentional negotiating tactic, and says it was the result of a ‘technical error’

The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022