⚠️ 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.

🔗 Read more here: https://thesignalsnetwork.org/what-the-war-in-iran-reminds-us-about-whistleblowing-tsn-conversations/

#whistleblowing #eyesofIran #ai

📖 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

🔴 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.

📖 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

💬 "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

💡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

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📖 What TSN read last week (2/2):

📌TVP World: EU whistleblower case shows how Fico is dismantling accountability [ANALYSIS]
👉 https://bit.ly/4tma7kE

📌The Washington Post: Google helped Israeli military contractor with AI, whistleblower alleges
👉 https://bit.ly/4aAnruc

📌Bloomberg: US Has Investigated Claims WhatsApp Chats Aren’t Private
👉 https://bit.ly/4r5IL0H

📌The Hill: Bondi announces $1M reward for whistleblower who reported antitrust crime
👉 https://bit.ly/4aAcEQE

#whistleblower

📖 What TSN read last week (1/2):

📌WIRED: He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
👉 bit.ly/4ayhoWZ

📌USA TODAY: He died in a jail cell, pleading for help. No one told his father why
👉 bit.ly/3OrbFcX

📌Whistleblower Network News: ICE Whistleblower Leaks Confidential Department Memo on Warrant Policy
👉 bit.ly/3MnPlQZ

📌The Guardian: US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
👉 bit.ly/4qpqH0m

#news

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📖 What TSN read last week (2/2):

📌Bloomberg Law: AI Needs Whistleblowers to Expose Problems as Technology Grows
👉 https://bit.ly/4bRUzPc

📌The Independent: ‘I could see the chaos filtering down’: Former Boeing staffer blows whistle on planemaker’s practices
👉 https://bit.ly/4pX72EE

#whistleblowingnews #WhistleblowerNews