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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (www.seattletimes.com)

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[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 66 points 6 months ago

Jesus. Why can't they make whistle blowers anonymous?

[+] warmaster@lemmy.world -23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Edit: Why should I trust an anonymous source?

Explanation to my doubt:

In computer science, wouldn't that be like proprietary software only being auditable by cherry picked 3rd parties? In this case I should also need to trust the auditor.

In contrast, in FOSS software, all code is open to the public and can be audited publicly.

Edit2: I value privacy, that's why I use Linux and Librewolf. I just don't understand how that translate to this case.

As I now understand how my original post was conveying a different message from what I intended to ask, I copy it below:

Would you trust an anonymous source ?

Downvotes to an honest question. I should take a break from internet.

[-] AlexanderESmith@kbin.social 45 points 6 months ago

I don't care who it is, they give the information, then authorities verify it. If it comes up verified, there you go.

[-] Mountaineer@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

This is how you end up with police making up an "anonymous tip" which allows them to gain a warrant and dig through the personal possessions of anyone they don't like.

The problem isn't solve with anonymity, but by actually protecting the whistle blowers.

[-] AlexanderESmith@kbin.social 19 points 6 months ago

The authorities should be able to dig through the possessions of massive companies that are fucking up so bad that planes fall out of the sky.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca -4 points 6 months ago

Sometimes you can't verify things though

[-] AlexanderESmith@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

Then it still doesn't matter. If an identified source gives information that isn't verifiable, it's still not actionable.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Look! Another Boeing fell from the sky!

-verified

[-] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

another boeing went boing boing

... there's an awful song in there somewhere

[-] orcrist@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

We already have enough evidence to verify a lot of the horrible things that has happened at these two companies. So what you wrote might be true in some situations, but it has nothing to do with the issue at hand.