Yeah, but Karen Silkwood also blew the whistle on dangerous practices in the nuclear industry as part of her trade union activities. And was intentionally contaminated with plutonium and then ran off the road when word got out.

Fabs are hazardous environments as well [1] [2] [3]. The last thing TSMC needs is potential whistleblowing on H&S or hardware backdoors. Then again I don't see it making a difference to any bottom line.