Editing Whistleblowing (section)

==Methods used==
Whistleblowers who may be at risk from those they are exposing are now using [[encryption]] methods and anonymous content-sharing software to protect their identity. [[Tor (network)|Tor]], a highly accessible anonymity network, is frequently used by whistleblowers around the world.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/sec11/tech/full_papers/Mittal.pdf|title = PIR-Tor: Scalable Anonymous Communication Using Private Information Retrieval.|last = Mittal|first = Prateek|date = 2001|journal = USENIX Security Symposium|access-date = 10 April 2015}}</ref> Tor has undergone a number of large security updates to protect the identities of potential whistleblowers who may wish to leak information anonymously.<ref>"Security upgrade for 'anonymity network'". New Scientist. 8 November 2007, Vol. 195 Issue 2616, p23-23. 1p. Available online at: {{Cite news |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19526166-100-security-upgrade-for-anonymity-network/ |title=Security upgrade for 'anonymity network' |date=8 August 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160413032733/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19526166-100-security-upgrade-for-anonymity-network/|archive-date=13 April 2016|work=New Scientist }}</ref>

Specialized whistleblowing software has been built on top of the [[Tor (network)|Tor]] technology to incentivize and simplify its adoption for secure whistleblowing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frediani|first1=Carola|title=After NSA Scandal, Crop of Whistleblower Communication Tools for Journalists Emerge|url=http://techpresident.com/news/24526/after-NSA-whistleblower-tools-for-journalists|website=[[TechPresident]]|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127215921/http://techpresident.com/news/24526/after-NSA-whistleblower-tools-for-journalists|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Greenberg|first1=Andy|title=Whistleblowers Beware: Apps Like Whisper and Secret Will Rat You Out|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/05/whistleblowers-beware/|journal=[[Wired (website)|Wired]]|access-date=27 November 2016|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>

===Whistleblowing hotline===
In business, whistleblowing hotlines are usually deployed to mitigate risk, with the intention of providing secure, anonymous reporting for employees or third-party suppliers who may otherwise be fearful of reprisals from their employer. As such, implementing a corporate whistleblowing hotline is often seen as a step toward compliance and can also highlight an organization's stance on ethics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acfe.com/uploadedFiles/ACFE_Website/Content/review/diafp/08-Implementing-a-Whistleblower-Helpline.pdf|title=Developing an Integrated Anti-Fraud, Compliance, and Ethics Program – Implementing a Whistleblowing Helpline|date=2019|website=Association of Certified Fraud Examiners|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127171751/https://www.acfe.com/uploadedFiles/ACFE_Website/Content/review/diafp/08-Implementing-a-Whistleblower-Helpline.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is widely agreed that implementing a dedicated service for whistleblowers has a positive effect on [[organizational culture]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content/how-cultivate-whistleblowing-culture|title=How to cultivate a whistleblowing culture {{!}} Ethical Corporation|website=www.ethicalcorp.com|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

A whistleblowing hotline is sometimes also referred to as an ''ethics hotline'' or ''"Speak Up" hotline'' and is often facilitated by an [[Outsourcing|outsourced]] service provider to encourage potential disclosers to come forward.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

In 2018, the ''[[Harvard Business Review]]'' published findings to support the idea that whistleblowing hotlines are crucial to keeping companies healthy, stating, "More whistles blown are a sign of health, not illness."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hbr.org/2018/11/research-whistleblowers-are-a-sign-of-healthy-companies|title=Research: Whistleblowers Are a Sign of Healthy Companies|last1=Stubben|first1=Stephen|date=14 November 2018|work=Harvard Business Review|access-date=14 May 2019|last2=Welch|first2=Kyle|issn=0017-8012}}</ref>