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Would you be afraid? Would you make "I am not suicidal" tweets? Would you destroy the evidence and never talk about it? Would you leak the info and if so how and to where?

I work in the high tech industry and recently was out for drinks after a industry specific event. I found myself talking with a group a casual friends who all work in big tech and the subject came up about learning unpleasant things about the business practices of our employer. Just about every one got a little nervous and started talking about things that they have thought about leaking to the public but were afraid to. Most people talked about unsurprising things like "My company tracks your location and sells the data." but one person revealed one thing that kept me awake last night. They flat out said that they would never provide proof and would deny making any such claims because they would fear not just loosing their jobs but much worse. I know what this person works on and I know who she works for and the claims she made connected a few dots for me. Overall I think it was very credible... and I cannot blame her for being terrified of the knowledge she has.

Would you be afraid? Would you make "I am not suicidal" tweets? Would you destroy the evidence and never talk about it? Would you leak the info and if so how and to where? I work in the high tech industry and recently was out for drinks after a industry specific event. I found myself talking with a group a casual friends who all work in big tech and the subject came up about learning unpleasant things about the business practices of our employer. Just about every one got a little nervous and started talking about things that they have thought about leaking to the public but were afraid to. Most people talked about unsurprising things like "My company tracks your location and sells the data." but one person revealed one thing that kept me awake last night. They flat out said that they would never provide proof and would deny making any such claims because they would fear not just loosing their jobs but much worse. I know what this person works on and I know who she works for and the claims she made connected a few dots for me. Overall I think it was very credible... and I cannot blame her for being terrified of the knowledge she has.

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My first instinct is that I'd do nothing for fear of deadly repercussions. But I think eventually I'd cave to what I know is the right thing to do (or try to do) and release something.

You'd need to figure out a way to disseminate hard, fast and continuously that involves no other person. Nobody must know what you know or what you're planning because the risk for betrayal is so high.

Even what you heard over drinks could cause her trouble...and maybe you. It's no secret cell phones can listen and if she works with the sort of people you're suggesting, then there's no reason to think they're not actively monitoring for potential for whistle blowers.

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Yeah... this is why I could not sleep. I think that urge to do the right thing is why she was even talking. I cannot even imaging what she is going through internally.

But the point of my post is not about what she knows... right now it is less than rumor and not really credible until she does more. The point of my post is that there is no good way of doing anything. What are you going to do, post it to Wikileaks? lol. It is rare that I find my self asking "What would I do if it were me?" and the answer is "no fucking clue"