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Whistleblower pushes EU to take action against Apple for Siri recordings
A contractor for Apple, turned whistleblower, revealed that the company allows its Siri voice assistant to transmit recordings of people without their knowledge revealed his identity because he believes the problem persists. Last August, Thomas Le Bonniec told European Union...
Iceland Whistleblower Law Provides Strong Protections, Lacks Reward Provisions
Iceland has passed its first-ever whistleblower legislation, providing comprehensive protections for employees in the public and private sectors. The law will take effect at the beginning of next year. The Iceland whistleblower law provides for the direct reporting of violations to...
Attorneys General Urge Amazon to Provide Data on Coronavirus Deaths
Attorneys general from around the country are calling on Amazon to provide COVID-19 related data on workers in its facilities who have tested positive or died. The group, led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy, includes attorneys general from 13...
DOJ Charges Texas Engineer with Bank Fraud Related to COVID-19 Loans
An engineer in Texas who allegedly sought more than $10 million in loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been charged with bank fraud. According to the Department of...
Senators Question Amazon’s Firing of Coronavirus Whistleblowers
On Thursday, several U.S. senators questioned Amazon’s firing of four whistleblowers who raised safety concerns over the spreading of coronavirus in warehouses. In a letter sent to Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce giant, nine senators asked Amazon to clear...
Global Anti-Fraud Professionals Say Whistleblower Suppression Helps Spread Coronavirus
A new survey of anti-fraud professionals from around the world has found that whistleblower suppression is the most significant "fraud-related factor” in the spread of Covid-19. The anti-fraud consulting firm Nemexis surveyed anti-fraud professionals in 58 countries over two weeks...
VP’s Resignation Heightens Scrutiny of Amazon’s Treatment of Whistleblowers
A senior vice president at Amazon announced his resignation over the firing of whistleblowers who spoke out about the company’s failure to protect workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tim Bray, VP and Distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services, announced his...
Israeli Bank Hit with Massive Penalty for Tax Evasion
An article published by SwissInfo on Friday reports that Israeli bank Hapoalim has been fined nearly $875 million by the U.S., one of the largest penalties imposed by the U.S. in tax evasion probing history. According to SwissInfo, the bank...
Whistleblower Advocate Stresses Importance of IGs, Whistleblowers in Overseeing Covid-19 Bailouts
As President Donald Trump prepares to sign another bailout bill in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of a national whistleblower advocacy organization says the trillions of aid dollars are at high risk for fraud, making the role of...
OECD Puts Whistleblowers at Center of Covid-19 Anti-Corruption Initiative
In announcing a new initiative to track the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on foreign corruption and bribery, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on international governments to protect whistleblowers. “The high risk of corruption poses...
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