

SecureDrop and GlobaLeaks software is used in most of these whistleblowing sites.



Typically, public defender offices are ill-funded and under-manned in most jurisdictions. Public defenders are regarded as a burden on the system, employed at great taxpayer expense to defend the undeserving. It established itself as an unapologetic watchdog during the Civil Rights and Vietnam War protest eras, and has simply gone "quiet" while ramping up internal surveillance abilities.Īlso, please remember that "public defenders" in the US are underpaid, overworked, and inexperienced. The FBI is indeed spying on pedophiles and terrorists, but is equally concerned with internal dissidents and domestic "opposing forces," whoever and whatever they may be. More significantly, the wide circle of fear and confusion that spreads through the community: "don't risk government displeasure" is significant. The Government knows full well that "secret evidence" that will allow a Federal Prosecutor to file charges is sufficient to achieve their aims, simply by destroying the defendant through catastrophic legal fees, destruction of reputation, probable loss of employment, and other personal damage such as impact on family relations and possible divorce proceedings. Perhaps with the opportunity to review and contest the evidence, an innocent man could be spared from unjust punishment, "we have secret evidence that proves his guilt, trust us" doesn't cut it.
