Public method, protected people
The public must see the rules, scores, correction path and source discipline. It does not need to see witness identities, raw evidence chains or sensitive locations.
Need-to-know handling
Sensitive material is accessed only by people with a defined role and purpose. Curiosity is not authorization.
No public upload of high-risk evidence
A public website is not an evidence vault. High-risk files require safe-channel review, legal triage and metadata discipline.
Right of reply without source exposure
Affected parties can correct public claims without forcing PASO to expose protected sources.
Retaliation risk is part of evidence assessment
If exposing a source creates risk, public summaries must be sanitized. Suppression, intimidation or doxxing attempts become risk indicators.
Public corrections use public evidence
Correction-center evidence should be linked to public sources/repositories. Protected evidence belongs in a separate legal workflow.
What is never public
Witness names, victim identities, exact sensitive locations, raw sealed evidence, handler names, contributor networks, private contact details and metadata that could identify a source.
What can be public
Public sources, sanitized summaries, scoring criteria, right-of-reply status, correction logs, legal questions, public links and non-sensitive charts.
What must be reviewed first
Medical records, prison records, security claims, whistleblower files, child-protection material, trafficking testimony, military logs and location-linked images.
Bad-faith behavior
Threats, bribery, intimidation, doxxing, fabricated evidence, coordinated harassment, legal bullying, demand for source identities and false correction claims.
Minimum safe workflow
Triage the risk, sanitize the public claim, store protected evidence offline/securely, assign legal reviewer, document chain-of-custody and publish only a public-safe summary.