They wouldn't be 'high profile' thanks to the strong anonymity protections, but some whistleblower programmes can be - how shall we say - fairly rewarding [0].

They wouldn't be 'high profile' thanks to the strong anonymity protections, but some whistleblower programmes can be - how shall we say - fairly rewarding [0]. The SEC's may not be typical of whistleblower programmes in the USA, but I'm not sure presenting it as uniformly awful across the board is true either. There definitely exist those who have gained (at least monetarily) from whistleblowing. [0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/two-whistleblowers-awarded-50-million-for-aiding-sec-case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/two-whist...