July 31st was #NationalWhistleBlowerAppreciationDay, celebrated on the anniversary of the #US' first #whistleblower protection law, passed in 1787!

Check out our 2020 campaign post about ending the #persecution of #whistleblowers & political #prisoners.

https://howiehawkins.us/free-edward-snowden-and-all-whistleblowers-and-political-prisoners/

https://www.europesays.com/2303373/ Pete Hegseth’s Secret History | The New Yorker #allegations #DonaldTrump #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #SexualAssault #U.s.Cabinet #WhistleBlowers

UK ministers urged to pass bill protecting #DEI #whistleblowers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/13/uk-ministers-urged-to-pass-bill-protecting-dei-whistleblowers

#Boeing #whistleblowers #737Dreamliner https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/12/air-india-first-crash-of-boeing-787-model-comes-weeks-after-1bn-dollar-737-max-payout

A criminal complaint has been filed against Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito and two others over the leak of private information relating to a whistleblower in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/politics/hyogo-governor-criminal-complaint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hyogo #motohikosaito #powerharassment #whistleblowers #localgovernment

The idea is simple: break #privacy in order to catch #criminals.

But whose to say #politicaldissidents and #whistleblowers aren't under threat? Not to mention #democracy as a whole.

What if #Putin and #Xi has access to all that communication, all those movements?

This is why I have said for a long while #Encryption should be a #HumanRight.

Tell your #EU reps that this is not helping.

The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda | TechRadar
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-proposal-to-scan-all-your-whatsapp-chats-is-back-on-the-agenda