How a tip travels: a conversation the platform doesn't track
The second of seven short articles following a tip through the whole life of a program. The first covered intake.
A conversation the platform doesn’t track
Section titled “A conversation the platform doesn’t track”A tip code, created at submission, is the single key back into the conversation. Investigators can ask follow-up questions; the reporter answers on their own schedule.
The platform keeps no record of when — or how often — a reporter checks back. Setting a passphrase puts a second lock on the reporter’s messages, one only the reporter holds.