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⚠️ What the War in Iran Reminds Us About Whistleblowing

With internet blackouts, AI-generated misinformation & tight media restrictions, reliable information is hard to come by. Whistleblowers & leaked information remain crucial in exposing wrongdoing, especially in the most controlled environments.

Our impact advisor, Sandrine Rastello, explores these stories & why courage & truth-telling are more important than ever.

#whistleblowing #eyesofIran #ai

The Signals Network 4d ago

TSN is proud to support whistleblower Nick Vaquero, an associate director in the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, who raised serious concerns about the agency’s response to the January 2025 L.A. fires.

After repeatedly raising concerns internally, Vaquero filed a whistleblower complaint in October 2025.

🔗 Read more on our blog: https://bit.ly/3PhNyOv

TSN supported whistleblower Nick Vaquero shares concerns about L.A. County’s Office of Emergency Management 2025 fire response

LAist published an article Mar 11, 2026 sharing details of a whistleblower complaint filed by Nick Vaquero.

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📖 What TSN read this week:

📌The Washington Post: Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
👉Read more here: https://bit.ly/40tK120

📌NL Times: Sharp increase in reports to whistleblowers' advice center
👉Read more here: https://bit.ly/40twjw0

📌LAist: Whistleblower complaint. Document alleges county employee slept during fire
👉Read more here: https://bit.ly/3P5pUok

#whistleblowernews #whistleblowing #news

The Signals Network Mar 10

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If you're following the situation in Iran, this one is of interest to you.

Today, we're publishing a story that I find very important for many reasons.

We can prove how the regime in Iran is using facial recognition software to surveil its citizens. We have obtained videos showing the software in a live-scenario, at metro stations in Teheran. We have contracts, and we have had a look at the code, built by the Russian company Ntechlab whose algorithms are deemed to be best-in class.

We spoke with a dozen people who know the regime, either because they had to flee after being imprisoned or from a technical point of view.

All of this, and more, you can find in our reporting, #EyesOfIran. Here are the links:

SPIEGEL: https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/iran-so-gnadenlos-spaeht-regime-die-eigene-bevoelkerung-aus-ein-insider-packt-aus-a-7990ef28-3c9d-427b-be9a-5f46d06bea6c?giftToken=7fdb6b96-b2f1-4799-b8ff-e55fed5496d1

Standard: https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000310751/ein-regime-im-ueberlebensmodus-leak-zeigt-irans-massive-ueberwachung-im-land?ref=niewidget

ZDF: https://www.zdf.de/play/magazine/frontal-das-magazin-100/datenleak-iran-ueberwachung-gesichtserkennung-software-100

Forbidden Stories: https://forbiddenstories.org/iran-regime-monitors-citizens/

Ein Insider packt aus: So gnadenlos späht Irans Regime die eigene Bevölkerung aus

US-Präsident Trump fordert die Iraner auf, das Regime zu stürzen. Doch die Führung in Teheran hat einen gigantischen Überwachungsapparat erschaffen. SPIEGEL-Recherchen gewähren Einblick in das Spähsystem der Mullahs.

DER SPIEGEL

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The Signals Network Mar 4

Video footage shows how the software works in Teheran metro.

Read the investigation:
🔎 DER SPIEGEL: https://bit.ly/4cwOTux
🔎 ZDF: https://bit.ly/3OEIfsh
🔎 Forbidden Stories: https://bit.ly/3N2kk5t
🔎 DER STANDARD: https://bit.ly/4aXsWDL
🔎 Le Monde: https://bit.ly/4bbRms2

Your support allows us to make such investigative project possible, please donate today: https://bit.ly/4clHRIR

Ein Insider packt aus: So gnadenlos späht Irans Regime die eigene Bevölkerung aus

DER SPIEGEL

The Signals Network Mar 4

🔴 Iran/Revealed:

The Eyes of Iran: Breaking the Code of Iran’s Surveillance System

The Signals Network is proud to support the investigative project #EyesofIran which reveals the secret Russian facial-recognition technology Teheran uses to monitor the Iranian people.

Kandoo, a nonprofit organization working on cybersecurity for vulnerable populations and led by Nima Fatemi, worked closely with TSN on this project.

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#whistleblowernews #whistleblowernewsletter #whistleblowing

The Signals Network Feb 20

📖 What TSN read this week:

📌CBC: Changes to Alberta’s whistleblower act recommended again 5 years later
👉 https://bit.ly/4qQaFNl

📌Independent: Karen Mulder: Fashion’s forgotten whistleblower who lost everything
👉 https://bit.ly/4qKvaL6

📌Magnolia Tribune: Bryant vs. Mississippi Today heads to State Supreme Court
👉 https://bit.ly/4rUjpTk

📌NewsNation: Zuckerberg finally facing accountability in trial: Meta whistleblower
👉 https://bit.ly/4rlwRjg

#whistleblowernews #journalism #news

The Signals Network Feb 18

💬 "One risk is the loss of the attorney-client privilege."

In our latest blog post, Dave Jochnowitz, Partner & Co-Chair of the Outten & Golden LLP’s Whistleblower & Retaliation Practice Group, shares his perspective on 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 in conversation with Sandrine Rastello, impact advisor at TSN.

📖 Read the full conversation here: https://bit.ly/4tDxV3L

#AI #artificialintelligence #whistleblowers #whistleblowing

The Signals Network Feb 11

💡2025 showed just how urgent whistleblower protection has become. TSN responded to 556 requests for help, a 268% increase compared to 2024 and provided direct support to 79 whistleblowers across the globe 🌍

📊 Read our 2025 recap and see the impact behind the numbers: https://bit.ly/4bOHLJE

#whistleblowerProtection #whistleblower

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