Plausible Deniability Guarantees for Whistleblowers
Formal plausible-deniability framework for whistleblowers applies differential-privacy concepts to reporting systems — relevant for enterprises implementing the EU Whistleblower Directive.
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arXiv:2607.13928v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Whistleblowers are a key safeguard against organizational wrongdoing, but the threat of retaliation deters reporting. Existing whistleblower-protection proposals lack formal privacy guarantees, and existing differential privacy mechanisms do not directly target the natural threat model -- one in which the audited organization itself observes auditor selection decisions and uses them to identify reporters. We formalize protection against a strong-a
Editorial Analysis
Enterprises required to operate whistleblowing channels under the EU Whistleblower Directive lack formal privacy guarantees; this research offers a theoretically grounded approach.
Review your whistleblowing channel's privacy architecture against formal deniability guarantees to identify potential reporter-identification risks.
Formal privacy guarantees for whistleblower channels could strengthen compliance with the EU Whistleblower Directive and build reporter trust.
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