HSBC whistleblower Falciani gets 5 years jailHerve Falciani, an ex-employee of HSBC's Geneva private bank who leaked information on clients and their tax situation, has been sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated industrial espionage, the bank said on Friday. H More… |
Whistleblowers 'must get special protection'There must be a system to give special protection to whistleblowers even if they have violated laws, said a computer expert in his opening address via live satellite link to delegates at a key media summit in Abu Dhabi. Sir Tim Be More… |