Confidential tips to government may not be confidential because of lack of encryption

Got a hot tip about federal waste, fraud or corruption? You should think twice about using the government's own online systems for collecting such complaints. Many of them promise confidentiality but for years have sent sensitive data - including names, addresses and phone numbers of whistleblowers, as well as the details of their allegations - across the internet in a way that could be intercepted by hackers or snoops.



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