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Re:The Facebook Papers: dozens of stories based on whistlebl... by chefkoch on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:26AM (#28988159)
>Real whistleblowers go into exile or jail,

Huh, there are laws protecting whistleblowers, especially those with FAANG income and good lawyers.

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Re:The Facebook Papers: dozens of stories based on whistlebl... by gruez on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:29AM (#28988209)
>especially those with FAANG income and good lawyers.

I doubt a few years of FAANG salary (minus bay area CoL) can get you a crack team of PR consultants and lawyers.

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Re:The Facebook Papers: dozens of stories based on whistlebl... by chefkoch on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:51AM (#28988451)
It can get you in a much better position than working for waste disposal Inc that does illegal stuff.

Afaik the PR comes from a wistleblower plattform.

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