Guides & practice
HinSchG compliance, whistleblower protection and internal reporting channels, explained for practice. Every article is also available in German.
GDPR · EU hosting · Security
Whistleblowing system with EU hosting: self-hosted, reports stay on your server. What OpenWhistle encrypts, never stores, and what the GDPR requires.
Read more →Costs · Open Source · HinSchG
Run an internal reporting channel for free: what is left in server, operations and work at a €0 licence, and which options come with published prices.
Read more →Privacy · Attachments · v2.1
How OpenWhistle strips GPS data and Windows user names from attachments without changing a pixel, and why the old way turned evidence photos black.
Read more →Release · Security · v2.0
OpenWhistle 2.0 in six findings: a PDF that swallowed non-Latin text, a header that was trusted too much, and a rollback that crashed sessions.
Read more →HinSchG · Compliance · Guide
HinSchG duties at a glance: which employers need an internal reporting channel, which deadlines § 17 sets, and what a compliance checklist covers.
Read more →Providers · Comparison · HinSchG
Whistleblowing system providers compared: criteria for choosing one, plus licence, hosting, price and languages of five systems, each with a source.
Read more →Guide · Self-hosting · Docker
Set up an internal reporting channel with OpenWhistle: server, Docker Compose, HTTPS, an admin account with MFA and first configuration, step by step.
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