Whistleblower’s Forum
In an age where corporations wield immense power, exposing misconduct often comes at great personal risk. Traditional whistleblowing channels are riddled with surveillance, retaliation, and systemic silencing. The Whistleblower’s Forum emerged as a bold attempt to counter this — an anonymous, Tor-based platform designed to protect workers who dared to speak truth to power. Built on Django with a PostgreSQL backend, balanced by OnionBalance across multiple servers, and fortified with layers of cryptographic safeguards, the forum symbolized a digital sanctuary for those without a voice. Yet, as history has often shown, the most dangerous threats are not always external; sometimes they grow from within. 1. Genesis of an Idea A. Arjun’s Perspective (the Whistleblower-Founder): Arjun, a mid-level compliance officer in Hyderabad, had seen too much. Corporate executives burying toxic leaks, silencing injured workers, and fudging financial statements — all swept away with hush mone...