Whistleblowers
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‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended FacebookFrances Haugen is just the latest to join in a growing list of workers from across the tech industry determined to speak out.TechOct 10, 2021
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New life in Montreal for family that helped Edward Snowden flee to Hong KongThey are among the seven people who offered help and shelter to Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong after leaking classified documents from the U.S. National Security Agency.CanadaSep 29, 2021
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Schumer calls for investigation into whistleblower retaliationThe Senate Democratic leader's letter comes amid President Donald Trump's ouster of key government officials in the impeachment probe.WorldFeb 10, 2020
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‘Africa’s richest woman’: Daughter of former Angola president accused of corruptionThe controversy surrounding dos Santos increased this week when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 36 media partners accused her of “two decades of unscrupulous deals.”WorldJan 20, 2020
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Quebec premier issues formal apology to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide studyAgriculture Minister André Lamontagne, who announced Robert's firing last January, refused to apologize after the ombudswoman's conclusions were published.CanadaJun 14, 2019
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Lawsuit against former premier, P.E.I. government, refiled by three whistleblowersThe lawsuit says that after the three women came forward at a 2011 news conference with allegations of corruption in the province's business immigration program.PoliticsJun 12, 2019
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P.E.I. whistleblowers sue former premier, officials after privacy breachA statement of claim, which has not been proven in court, filed in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island by Susan Holmes, Cora Plourd Nicholson and Svetlana Tenetko, describes the action as a "conspiracy."CrimeFeb 7, 2019
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Want to protect your laptop from spies? There’s an app for that, courtesy Edward SnowdenThe former National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. government surveillance programs by disclosing classified material in 2013 has a new job: app developer.ConsumerDec 23, 2017
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Obama expected to defend decision on Chelsea Manning during final news conferenceRepublicans blasted the decision to commute Manning's sentence, with House Speaker Paul Ryan calling it "outrageous."WorldJan 18, 2017
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Snowden tells Vancouver audience Panama Papers highlight need for whistleblowersSnowden says a trove of leaked data on offshore tax havens in Panama highlights the vital role of the whistleblower in a free society.Apr 5, 2016
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