14 DAY TRIAL // Whistleblowers need protection, that much is obvious after all these months since the US authorities began hunting Edward Snowden down.
And sometimes, the issue when trying to do the right thing is that your identity is no longer a secret when going through the regular mechanisms and you can be punished for putting that foot forward and speaking up. Thus, anonymity is key to such practices, despite what the government or the companies keep telling you.
LockPath is a known provider for innovative governance, risk management and compliance solutions. Now, they’ve released a brand new tool, called Anonymous Incident Portal (AIP), a cloud-based service that allows users to report incidents in a secure and anonymous manner.
“This service comes at a time when whistleblowing is on the minds of many organizations. Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning both brought light to the issue of whistleblowing this year, and the trend is not going away anytime soon. In fact, New York is currently considering a law to reward and protect whistleblowers,” said Chris Caldwell, CEO of LockPath.
Of course, whistleblowing isn’t limited to people such as Edward Snowden or Daniel Ellsberg, but also to large companies, where employees want to make sure issues get reported.
AIP is a tool for everyone, companies and media organizations alike, letting employees and the public to submit anonymous incident reports.
Users simply have to visit a secure web portal managed by LockPath when they can submit various issues they locate. They can attach photos and documents to support their claims, but the incident record doesn’t include any personally-identifiable information, such as IP addresses.
“AIP eliminates this fear by providing an anonymous and secure portal to express concerns, which can ultimately create an improved working environment for employees and ensure that a company’s reputation is in its own hands, rather than in the hands of someone else,” Caldwell said.