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neilv ◴[] No.45765198[source]
My first thought on the headline was, "Startup techbros, if that's what it is, are about the last people you should trust, when the problem is corporate misbehavior," but I held my snap reaction tongue, and went to look:

> Our founders, who remain anonymous, following in the footsteps of some of our nation’s most impactful justice efforts, understand the inherent challenges faced by those seeking justice on an imbalanced playing field.

OK, seriously, who do they expect to trust them?

Actual prospective whistleblowers, or someone else?

> Once Tips are validated and determined to have a likely positive impact on justice, our whistleblowers receive their initial compensation. Then, based on the ultimate justice achieved, our whistleblowers are compensated again. [...] Earn Big Rewards - Tippers can earn rewards of $1,000,000 or more.

Maybe they only need opportunists and scammers to trust them?

And donors/investors? And corporations with a problem-goes-away cost-of-business budget?

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davsti4 ◴[] No.45765237[source]
They could be NK hackers using the service to target their next corporate ransom victim.
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1. throwaway7783 ◴[] No.45765299[source]
Or corporate espionage