The Guardian app’s own data flows make leaks indistinguishable from regular traffic — cutting off one of the easiest ways for a repressive government or a corporate boss to identify a leaker. www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/the-...

The Guardian’s new whistleblower tool buries leaks to journalists within its own readers’ everyday traffic

Think "I am Spartacus!" — but for leakers.

niemanlab.org

My team launched this today! A new tip-off platform based on research from the University of Cambridge. It's been a great collaboration :) For more technical details on the underlying protocol (CoverDrop) check out coverdrop.org

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

In a dangerous era for journalism – a powerful new tool to help protect sources