We appreciate delegate’s patience as Entropy explored multiple avenues for the Watchdog portal and the programs next steps. Our team would also like to thank the teams who expressed interest in providing a solution. After evaluating several options, we have determined that GlobaLeaks offers everything necessary for the program’s privacy requirements.
For those not familiar with GlobaLeaks, it is an open-source whistleblowing platform used by governments, NGOs, and investigative journalists. A dedicated submission portal can be deployed by the Arbitrum Foundation on a VPS to enable secure & anonymous submissions. For the Watchdog program, it is a free option that supports the submission and review of grant misuse reports, offers end-to-end encryption, includes reviewer dashboards/functionality, and has optional Tor access for those looking to maximize their privacy.
There are a few other notable changes to the proposal. The first being that the ARDC Research member has been replaced with @SEEDGov as the third member on the reviewing committee. Given SeedGov’s position as a trusted community member and DIP admin, our team felt they were a bit fit for such a role until the program is moved to OpCo’s domain. Secondly, adjustments have been made to the reward structure so that in the event of funds being recovered the base ARB payment is deducted from the total amount. This is to prevent the total reward from exceeding 5% in cases of large misuse and was originally suggested by @pedrob. Lastly, the 400k ARB used to pay out valid Watchdog reports, will now be sent to a Foundation controlled address instead of the MSS.
A summary of all the changes are provided at the top of the proposal. Our team is excited to move this initiative forward to Tally next week with the vote being scheduled to start on May 8th. If passed, we believe it is feasible to have the GlobaLeaks portal created and program launched by the end of May.