Is there a last resort, whistleblowing like app that requires a password on a timer? (lemmynsfw.com)

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In a lot of movies people often say if I don't type a password in then "the" files will be emailed, emails sent to journalists, or the site will go online, etc. exposing whoever it is they are in danger from or blackmailing.

I always thought it was a cool concept, and it probably isn't hard for someone who knows what they're doing to set up some script for that, but I was wondering if there was a self hosted app that you could set up that let you set timers, say for a day, and if a password isn't entered to cancel it, it sends files to an email (maybe configured to hit all news outlets/journalists), deploys a website at a domain thats preconfigured/setup, tweets something, etc.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I think it would be helpful to work kind of the opposite: I give the login info to a few people I trust, but if theya attempt to login then I'd be alerted and have a week/month to cancel it. Then if I'm dead they're able to get the docs, but if I'm not then I know I maybe shouldn't trust the person who tried to log in.

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