Background Briefing would love to hear from you. If you have audience feedback, feel free to fill out the contact form below. But if you have tip or information for our journalists, we want you to know we take your security very seriously and we want to keep you and your information safe.
Loading...Background Briefing offers a few ways to securely send information and documents to our journalists.
While no system is 100 per cent secure, using a couple of key tools can help create a more secure environment than your typical communication channels.
These tools are used and recommended by reputable media outlets across the world, but make sure you read the fine print before you choose the best option for you.
Here are the tools we offer.
Signal
This is a free, end-to-end encrypted messaging app, which allows you to communicate directly with BB. You can send text messages, images and video. It also allows you to talk securely with a reporter by calling them via the Signal app. No metadata is retained by Signal. It can be downloaded from the app store. Signal can be configured to delete messages automatically at a designated time interval.
Background Briefing's Signal number is (+61) 0491 750 876
WhatsApp
This is a free messaging app with end-to-end encryption that also allows the transfer of documents, photos and videos. WhatsApp can be used to make secure phone calls. It is owned by Facebook. Some data is retained by WhatsApp.
Background Briefing’s WhatsApp is (+61) 0491 750 876
ProtonMail
This is an easy to use, secure email service, with messages stored and transmitted in an encrypted format. Once you have signed up to an account, it can be accessed via an internet browser or on a mobile app. Documents and images can be sent as message attachments.
backgroundbriefing@protonmail.com
This is the most secure way to contact Background Briefing. Use this tool for electronic documents and text conversations.
SecureDrop is an open-source system that media organisations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources. SecureDrop submissions are entirely encrypted and do not include any identifying metadata.
Follow the link, here.
Postal mail
You can drop a letter or package in the mail to reporters at Background Briefing. To maintain anonymity, it is recommended that you use a mailbox rather than going into a post office.
Background Briefing
ABC Radio National
GPO Box 9994
2001
As well as using at least one of these tools, if you want to really protect yourself you should consider:
1.) Use a secure computer to communicate with us—one that doesn’t maintain enterprise software or malware that might be used to record your activities.
2.) Use an operating system that helps preserve your privacy and anonymity. Tails is a good one.
3.) Delete any leftover communication that you store on your computer, which means any copies of messages or any codenames and passwords.
4.) Run any files you send to us through a metadata-scrubbing tool to minimise the risk of unintentionally sending us information embedded in the documents.
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