USA TODAY Network SecureDrop

You can share information with us anonymously using our SecureDrop system. Our system uses Tor and follows best practices established by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Your information will be dropped onto a secure computer under our physical control and specially designated for this purpose.

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Any information you send will be stored in encrypted format and only accessed on a computer that is not connected to the Internet. It will only be handled by journalists who have been trained to deal with the most sensitive material.

Everything you do on the internet leaves a trail. Keep in mind that what we do here to protect you is only part of the equation. The rest is up to you. Don’t access our SecureDrop server from your home or office. Use a public wi-fi hotspot at a place you don’t frequent. Consider using the Tails operating system.

No system, including SecureDrop, is fail safe. While we follow best practices to minimize risk and to protect sources of confidential information, there is always some risk, especially if you don’t take your own precautions when communicating with us.

Details on protecting your identity using SecureDrop are available at: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/latest/source.html