That is a question that should not be asked. WhistleB believes
that an anonymous whistleblower should remain anonymous if that is
what they prefer. And even if the question is asked, it should be
close to impossible to answer. An organisation's Code of
Conduct, leadership communication, organisational culture and
whistleblowing solution should all underline that people who dare
to blow the whistle, including anonymous whistleblowers, are
valued.
Why is anonymity important?
We have written about this issue many times – in
fact permitting whistleblowers remain anonymous is one of our
bugbears, and the reason we started WhistleB in 2011. At that time,
we were frustrated by the lack of whistleblowing solutions on the
market that provided the right level of security to keep the
whistleblower anonymous.
