katzenberger 🇺🇦<p>»It All Starts With An “Incident” At Work…«</p><p>If you're considering to speak out under your real name, or to become a <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a>: don't do it in a haphazard fashion, don't stumble in.</p><p><strong>Even just researching on the matter may leave traces and put you at considerable risk. Never use devices or internet connections provided by your employer.</strong></p><p>Do your initial research from home, but <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">download and exclusively use the Tor Browser for it</a>.</p><p>Only then:</p><ol><li><p><a href="https://techworkerhandbook.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gain an overview by digging into the Tech Worker Handbook</a>. Get clarity about what you want to achieve.</p></li><li><p><a href="http://dftlffjdogaragaxkc6jqxpo77s7rrngimyoq7uuq3clowhmttblcoyd.onion/en/stable/source/source.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read about the tech side of whistleblowing, and find out more about SecureDrop</a></p></li></ol><p>If you work in <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> and believe that 2.) is an overkill, please consider what your family or significant other will have to go through, when you are taking on an <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/adversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adversary</span></a> like that, foolishly unprepared.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/whistleblowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblowing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/SpeakingOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeakingOut</span></a></p>