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Common Dreams reports
Facing a presidential administration committed to waging war on Science, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) this week launched a website to help scientists blow the whistle on government interference in their work.
[...] The website encourages scientists employed by state and federal agencies to share "memos, emails, directives, or any other documents;" to send "datasets or other information that has been altered or removed from public view;" and adds: "You can also describe anything that has been communicated orally or even rumors that you have heard, and we will investigate."
The UCS urges potential whistleblowers to use encrypted communications, anonymous email, and the postal service to send materials, and encourages following the Electronic Frontier Foundation's advice for protecting privacy.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 19 2017, @02:50AM
I, for one, didn't read tfa or even any part of the posted story apart from the headline, but I srtill think it's great! Too often, scientists believe that their narrow expertise and often incorrect or incomplete research justifies direct interference in politics.
I sincerely hope that scientists that offer opinions on topics of political significance will lose both their jobs and their credentials. All hail the whistleblowers!
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Sunday February 19 2017, @09:32PM
I sincerely hope that politicians that offer opinions on topics of scientific significance will lose both their jobs and their credentials. All hail the whistleblowers!
Except, of course, that politicians generally don't have science credentials.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.