E.A.T.

Submission models

Not all secure online dropboxes are alike. There are different ways to organise dropox systems. Media dropboxes can be unique to one organisation, or they can offer a choice between different media outlets. Some dropboxes route disclosures to NGOs, or to in-house compliance officers.

The EAT Project recognised this diversity and partner organisations could choose which of three different submission models to offer to beneficiaries.

Model A:
A simple pass-through, with no partner involvement

In model A, the dropbox is associated with a public or private sector entity and whistleblowers are encouraged to submit reports relating to that beneficiary entity. The dropbox itself will be operated by GlobaLeaks, but the beneficiary entity will have access to particular administrative functions. Submitted disclosures are sent to an officer of the beneficiary organisation. Certain kinds of metadata will be recorded by Glo baLeaks and analysed by Blueprint for Free Speech.

Model B:
Pass-through with partner involvement

In model B, the whistleblower is given a choice about whether they would like to submit their report to the beneficiary, sending a notification only to the responsible at beneficiary ends, or to both the beneficiary responsible and the EAT partner responsible. Some EAT partners will allow the reporting person to send the data also to them, if the reporting person decides to make a submission to the beneficiary and the NGO. Certain kinds of metadata will be recorded by GlobaLeaks and analysed by Blueprint for Free Speech.

In this model, the content of the report will only be accessible to a related office of the beneficiary. The EAT partner responsible will receive a notification informing that a report had been made, without access to the content.

Model C:
Pass-through with partner and media partner in parallel

In model C, the beneficiaries will be able to adopt model A or B. However, EAT project will provide an external and parallel channel associated with a media organization. The dropbox itself will be operated by GlobaLeaks, but the media organisation will have access to particular administrative functions. Submitted disclosures are sent to a journalist working for the media organisation. Certain kinds of metadata will be recorded by GlobaLeaks and analysed by Blueprint for Free Speech.

In this model, the content of the report will only be accessible to the related office of the beneficiary. The partner of the country will only receive a notification informing that a report had been made, without any content.

The media, chosen in principle by the partner, will also only receive a notification.