The dream of providing would-be whistleblowers with a WikiLeaks-style anonymous platform to leak incendiary documents to news organisations lives on.

A US press freedom group says it will offer news organisations access to an open-source whistleblower submission system dubbed SecureDrop.

Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation said it has taken charge of what was originally known as the DeadDrop project, developed by the late internet activist Aaron Swartz.

The foundation will also provide on-site installation and technical support to news organisations wishing to run the system.