Edelman eventually did come forward publicly in a New York Times article in January 2018 and admitted to leaking the photos, saying he wanted to "expose the close relationship between the two men."A series of high-profile whistleblowers have come forward over the past few years: Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung at Theranos, Frances Haugen at Facebook, Mark MacGann at Uber, and Peiter "Mudge" Zatko at Twitter.And this surge may not be a coincidence: The extra time and space workers gained from the pandemic and the rise of remote work have caused an environment favorable to whistleblowers, helping to ignite an explosion in complaints.While the work-from-home setup was not new for Choe, he understands that the remote environment can "reset your standards about what forms of exploitation you're willing to accept.""Without those conformity signals of going to the office and having someone look over your shoulder, it ends up being, 'What am I getting out of this job?"