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Whistleblower sues Meta over claims of WhatsApp security flaws

September 09, 2025 10:00 am

Baig is the latest whistleblower to come forward accusing Meta — which also owns Facebook and Instagram — of wrongdoing related to privacy, child safety and the spread of disinformation on its main platforms.

'Have buried hundreds of bodies': former sanitation worker alleges cover-up of murders in Karnataka's Dharmasthala after a decade

July 07, 2025 5:36 am

The former sanitation worker in Karnataka's Dharmasthala village claims he witnessed some of the murders and that he was threatened with murder when he refused to bury bodies.

‘Hand in glove with China’: What are the new whistleblower allegations against Meta?

March 12, 2025 11:13 am

Meta was willing to trade Chinese users' data and allow censorship of content to get a foothold in China, a former senior executive has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.

Hunter hunted? AAP's Yuvrajsinh Jadeja held for extortion has long been known as 'whistleblower'

April 24, 2023 5:03 pm

Cong also speaks up for Jadeja as AAP protests arrest of the activist-turned-politician who pursued cases of recruitment issues doggedly

GSSSB Recruitment: Discrepancies in 5 exams, says Jadeja, seeks probe

June 09, 2022 4:16 am

He demanded a fair investigation into the irregularities and said, “A stringent law be introduced with a minimum 10 years of imprisonment in case of leaking question papers.”

Whistleblower: As Afghanistan fell, UK abandoned supporters

December 07, 2021 8:11 pm

In devastating evidence to a parliamentary committee, Raphael Marshall said thousands of pleas for help via email were unread between August 21 and August 25.

Whistleblower says Facebook pushed for higher profits, cavalier over safety

October 05, 2021 9:44 pm

Frances Haugen has filed complaints with federal authorities alleging that Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, but the company hides what it knows.

CAT chief recuses himself from hearing whistleblower IFS officer's case

January 30, 2021 1:19 pm

IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi had challenged the Centre's 360-degree appraisal system for officers of the level of joint secretary and above and the recruitment of private sector specialists to government posts through lateral entry.

Stronger safeguards the need of the hour, extend whistleblower provision: Experts

December 20, 2020 2:11 am

Current provisions of the Companies Act only require listed companies, firms that accept public deposits and firms that have loans from banks or public financial institutions of over Rs 50 crore to have a vigil mechanism.

Blame Game

February 12, 2018 12:28 am

Post Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, there has been a positive shift in attitudes towards whistleblowing, yet it carries a strong negative connotation. Nobody likes a snitch. In India, especially, whistleblowers tend to end up badly.

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