My number 1 addresses for whistleblowing would be the NYTimes simultanesously with a German news outlet like Zeit, Spiegel, or Sueddeutsche Zeitung. My number 2 address would be Wikileaks.
These have actual, proven expertise in publishing leaks.
All those new "leak sites" have a trust problem. Although it's likely that most of them have noble intentions, it's equally likely that some of them have been funded by or have been undermined by intelligence services. I wouldn't even trust any open source software that is specifically developed for leaking sensitive information - it's simply too easy to slip an obfuscated security hole in it, and it's not as if the developers could afford regular professional audits.
I suspect some people will downvote me for this, but in highly sensitive matters I'd rather stick to those with a proven track record and evidence of having been persecuted by governments in the past.
To the people who think this is paranoid: It's not. Getting informants or people working on their behalf in crypto projects is the bread & butter of what intelligence agencies do, and it's much easier for them than their usual targets such as foreign military and agencies of state adversaries.
GlobaLeaks has had at least one professional audit of the software. I haven’t been following in recent years and they should definitely make it easier to find their current status on that score. (I just poked around on mobile and didn’t see it.)
These have actual, proven expertise in publishing leaks.
All those new "leak sites" have a trust problem. Although it's likely that most of them have noble intentions, it's equally likely that some of them have been funded by or have been undermined by intelligence services. I wouldn't even trust any open source software that is specifically developed for leaking sensitive information - it's simply too easy to slip an obfuscated security hole in it, and it's not as if the developers could afford regular professional audits.
I suspect some people will downvote me for this, but in highly sensitive matters I'd rather stick to those with a proven track record and evidence of having been persecuted by governments in the past.
To the people who think this is paranoid: It's not. Getting informants or people working on their behalf in crypto projects is the bread & butter of what intelligence agencies do, and it's much easier for them than their usual targets such as foreign military and agencies of state adversaries.