Privacy and Anonymity Protection

Open talk without professional risk

Honest professional feedback requires candor. If consultants can’t speak openly about their experiences, we all remain in the dark about what it’s really like to work for particular clients or on specific projects.

How We Protect You

We all need to keep working, and there’s a legitimate concern about clients discovering who wrote what. Sites like Glassdoor have been legally compelled to reveal the identities of people who posted negative reviews. Their anonymity isn’t as robust as it appears.

We also see regular news about companies being hacked and user data being stolen. An honest review you write today could become a career problem tomorrow if your identity is exposed.

Our Protection Measures

• Strategic jurisdiction: This site is hosted in Iceland, which has very strong data privacy laws and constitutional protection of free speech.
• Legal protection: We’re not bound by US, UK, or EU laws that allow broad data requests and fishing expeditions.
• Court orders required: Our hosting provider won’t hand over any information without a proper court order from an Icelandic court. That’s a high bar to clear.
• Minimal data collection: You only need a username and email address to register. Less data collected means less data that can be compromised or handed over.
• No tracking: We don’t track you, profile you, or build dossiers on your behavior.
• No third-party integrations: No social media logins or external services that could leak your identity.
• True anonymity: All posts are genuinely anonymous. We can’t identify you even if we wanted to.

But You Need to Be Careful Too

Important: While we provide strong technical and legal protections, you can still accidentally reveal your identity. Here’s how to stay safe:

• Never use client equipment: Don’t post from client computers, laptops, phones, or any device they provide. These may be monitored.
• Be careful in small teams: If your company or department has fewer than 10 people, providing specific details might make it easy to identify you through elimination.
• Your writing style can give you away: Colleagues and managers may recognize you by how you write, the words you use, and the specific issues you mention.
• Timing matters: The safest approach is to wait until after your contract ends before posting. This does reduce the timeliness of your review, though. If you post while still engaged, be extra careful about specific details.
• Consider using a VPN: A Virtual Private Network hides your IP address and adds another layer of protection.

Until workplace culture changes and whistleblowers are seen as valuable contributors rather than troublemakers, anonymity remains your best protection when sharing honest professional feedback.