A collection of guides from the Freedom of the Press Foundation on source protection for journalists working on sensitive subjects. The guides cover creating processes to keep journalists and sources safe, addressing the first contact problem, Signal setup, security considerations for confidential tip pages, working with whistleblowers, address book risks, and sharing sensitive leaks with the press.
SecureDrop for Sources is a documentation guide introducing sources to using SecureDrop. SecureDrop is a tool news organizations and NGOs use for secure and anonymous communication between whistleblowers and journalists. Submitted information is encrypted, no personal information is collected, and it is not a cloud service. It accepts messages and individual file uploads up to 500MB.
The Globe and Mail's SecureDrop service provides a way to share information with its journalists with more security and anonymity than traditional means. The software comes from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The service uses the Tor network to anonymize interactions and is reached through the Tor Browser.
Aftenposten AS instructions for submitting documents securely through its verified SecureDrop service.
CBC SecureDrop is a method for securely and anonymously contacting CBC and its investigative journalists. It establishes an anonymous online connection and allows sending encrypted messages or documents. Access requires Tor Browser, with a pass-phrase serving as the user-name to check for replies; the pass-phrase cannot be retrieved once the user leaves the site.
The New York Times offers ways to share materials with its journalists confidentially, including a submission form, Signal, postal mail and SecureDrop. The page describes what makes a good tip and notes that no communication system is completely secure.
News24 offers ways to send confidential news tips to its journalists, including email and SecureDrop, which encrypts submissions and stores them on a physically secured computer with decryption on an offline machine. The page gives instructions for using SecureDrop through the Tor browser and lists traditional mail addresses.
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SecureDrop for Sources is a documentation guide introducing sources to using SecureDrop. SecureDrop is a tool news organizations and NGOs use for secure and anonymous communication between whistleblowers and journalists. Submitted information is encrypted, no personal information is collected, and it is not a cloud service. It accepts messages and individual file uploads up to 500MB.
The Globe and Mail's SecureDrop service provides a way to share information with its journalists with more security and anonymity than traditional means. The software comes from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The service uses the Tor network to anonymize interactions and is reached through the Tor Browser.
Aftenposten AS instructions for submitting documents securely through its verified SecureDrop service.
CBC SecureDrop is a method for securely and anonymously contacting CBC and its investigative journalists. It establishes an anonymous online connection and allows sending encrypted messages or documents. Access requires Tor Browser, with a pass-phrase serving as the user-name to check for replies; the pass-phrase cannot be retrieved once the user leaves the site.
The New York Times offers ways to share materials with its journalists confidentially, including a submission form, Signal, postal mail and SecureDrop. The page describes what makes a good tip and notes that no communication system is completely secure.
News24 offers ways to send confidential news tips to its journalists, including email and SecureDrop, which encrypts submissions and stores them on a physically secured computer with decryption on an offline machine. The page gives instructions for using SecureDrop through the Tor browser and lists traditional mail addresses.
