Whistleblower

Facebook whistleblower claims platform ignored political manipulation outside of the US and Europe

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A former Facebook employee’s leaked internal memo has revealed her claims that the company ignored or deprioritized election interference campaigns outside of the U.S. and Europe, leaving junior employees to make decisions potentially affecting the fate of nations. Sophie Zhang, a recently fired data scientist on Facebook’s Site Integrity team, penned the 6,600-word internal memo after … Read more

Stephen Lawrence whistleblower investigated for perjury

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A corrupt detective turned supergrass whose claims against Scotland Yard led to the second Stephen Lawrence inquiry is being probed for perjury. Neil Putnam is being investigated by the National Crime Agency, which is believed to be preparing evidence for prosecutors. But friends of the whistleblower, who revealed the first look into the 1993 murder … Read more

Whistleblower raises funds to sue Cardiff University after student donned blackface

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A former student is preparing legal action against Cardiff University over their handling of a racism complaint. Natasha Chilambo, 25, was one of eight black students to complain when a fellow medical student blacked up and wore a large fake penis to impersonate their lecturer in an end-of-term play.  More than 30 students were suspended after police … Read more

RBS data breach row: Whistleblower raises concern

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RBS data breach row: Whistleblower claims she has highly sensitive details of 1,600 customers bank WON’T take back By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 23 July 2020 Royal Bank of Scotland is embroiled in a row with a former employee over customer data that … Read more

Labour whistleblower settlement expected in High Court today

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Labour will pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after BBC Panorama anti-Semitism probe Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party made formal apology to whistleblowers today Move as part of a settlement is a clear breach with policy under Jeremy Corbyn Whistleblowers sued party for defamation after BBC Panorama probe last … Read more

Trump appears to ask CBS owner to fire 60 Minutes host after nterview with whistleblower

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Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to ask CBS owner Shari Redstone to fire 60 Minutes reporter Norah O’Donnell after her interview with the whistleblower who claims the president’s coronavirus response cost lives. Dr. Rick Bright told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face ‘the darkest winter’ of recent times if it … Read more

Mask maker told whistleblower ‘we’re in deep s***’

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Dr. Rick Bright, the HHS whistleblower, told lawmakers the exact moment that he knew the U.S.’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was doomed.  During his testimony Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health, Bright recalled a conversation he had with Mike Bowen, a Texas-based surgical mask maker.   ‘Congressman I’ll never forget the emails … Read more

Whistleblower who exposed British firm Ernst & Young for ‘using black market gold’ awarded £8m 

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A whistleblower whose career was ‘ruined’ after he raised concerns about an ‘unethical’ audit of a Dubai gold refiner by his former employers EY has been awarded around £8.8 million in damages. Auditor Amjad Rihan brought a claim at the High Court in London against four businesses within the network of the global accountancy firm, … Read more

Whistleblower Edward Snowden warns citizens’ privacy will suffer after the coronavirus is over

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Edward Snowden, the famous whistleblower who leaked information from the National Security Agency in 2012, has come out of hiding to share a warning with the world about the coronavirus. Snowden told Vice that governments could exploit the coronavirus pandemic in order to keep their control over the public. The cautionary words comes at a … Read more

Fourth colleague of China’s coronavirus whistle-blower doctor ‘dies of the disease’

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Dr Zhu Heping (pictured) was pronounced dead today by a hospital in Wuhan, according to Chinese state newspaper People’s Daily The fourth co-worker of China’s coronavirus whistle-blower has reportedly died of the deadly disease at the age of 66. Dr Zhu Heping, a colleague of late Dr Li Wenliang, was pronounced dead by a hospital … Read more