So far as I can see he's basically doing what Assange did, only more so. Assuming his goals are to (a) maximise exposure of the things he's blowing the whistle

So far as I can see he's basically doing what Assange did, only more so. Assuming his goals are to (a) maximise exposure of the things he's blowing the whistle about and (b) minimise his likelihood of getting screwed over, this seems like a pretty decent strategy (I think other respondents are reading your comment about 'doing the right thing' as indicating that other whistleblowers are somehow more morally pure rather than hopelessly naive; whether you intended it or not I'm definitely on the side of the latter interpretation :)