AG's Scratchin' Post

[Alex G]

Wall Street Journal Launches WikiLeaks-Style Site called SafeHouse

Similar to WikiLeaks, SafeHouse allows whistleblowers to confidentially upload documents to the site. A senior Wall Street Journal editor will manage the standalone site, which is based on secure servers. […]

SafeHouse opened for submissions on Thursday. Whistleblowers can choose whether to send their contact details or to remain anonymous. Users can also request to “become a confidential source” of the paper, though this requires contact details.

However, the site’s terms and conditions – which users must agree to before uploading material – could prove controversial. They state that the Journal “reserve[s] the right to disclose any information about you to law enforcement authorities or to a requesting third party, without notice, in order to comply with any applicable laws and/or requests under legal process […]“.

http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/wall-street-journal-launches-wikileaks-style-site.html