John Shutt is the co-founder of BayLeaks, which provides a secure, anonymous submission system for journalists and sources in the San Francisco Bay Area.
One of the best ways to destroy an organization is to get into their servers, grab everything you find, and publish it online without redactions. High-profile leaks of late suggest this is a tactic most useful to dissidents and activists, but it's now being used by governments and conservative hate groups as well.
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