What sort of people become whistleblowers, and why?

I am not a whistleblower, but I am somewhat like that profile, and that probably has to do with why I started the free software movement (which is very different from the "open source" that some others support) and the GNU operating system.

Another dangerous giveaway to business in the Totally Preposterous Plutocracy treaty — this time, exempting big agribusiness from US food safety rules.

As part of the witch hunt against "child pornographers", a UK man was charged for having photos of his nude grandchildren playing in the backyard pool.

The right-wing UK government will push for Europe to allow more genetically engineered food crops, based on the thoroughly refuted claims that they are "more efficient" and "sustainable". GM crops have been proved to be neither of those.

Then there is the ridiculous claim that otherwise Europe will be "left behind". If you are surrounded by a crowd of idiots who are jumping into a fast-moving, dangerous river, left behind is exactly where you should aim to be. No legislator is such a fool as to be persuaded by this childish argument, but those in the pocket of business might find it useful to pretend they were.

I do not consider genetic engineering as a violation of something sacred. In principle, if done right, and available on ethical terms (no patents), it might do good in some cases. However, you can be sure that Monsanto's genetically modified crops will do harm, by increasing that company's power over society.

US political campaigns spend lots of money on data mining and surveillance of the electorate.