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Set your phone to ProofMode Why Proof? You see a wide pink sky and bushes in a relatively nondescript landscape. You hear an explosion in the background. The camera shakes as a man repeats, strangely calm, “Allahu akhbar.” A few seconds later, an explosion rocks the ground in front of the person filming, and the camera falls, sideways, to the […] WITNESS April 27, 2017
Getting Started with Digital Security Digital security can seem overwhelming, but there are many online resources to guide you through everything from risk assessments to file encryption. Here's a selection of some basic tips and tools to get you started. WITNESS November 15, 2016
What’s in a Name? For Activists, it Could be Everything Digital rights advocates have long asked Facebook to adjust their "real name" policy. Now, WITNESS and other groups have begun a new push for change through the ‘Nameless Coalition.’ Morgan Hargrave October 6, 2015
Use This App to Film the Police… Or Not What do you need to have and know to be ready to film police safely and effectively, with or without a dedicated mobile app? Morgan Hargrave July 31, 2015
WITNESS Joins Call for the Creation of UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy WITNESS joins a growing coalition of privacy, human rights, and civil liberties organizations who are uniting to call for the United Nations Human Rights Commission to add a Special Rapporteur on Privacy. Morgan Hargrave March 14, 2015
Security for All – November 2014 Tech News Digest Privacy shouldn't be an afterthought for anyone designing online tools. Digital security, while extremely important for human rights activists, should be accessible to everyone. Morgan Hargrave December 3, 2014
Data and Storytelling: Crisis Mapping For Human Rights Solutions WITNESS' Alexandra Zaretsky learns that maps are not merely a way to freeze objects, people, and places at a specific moment in time. Rather, in the hands of this visionary community working on maps to enable social good, they can be so much more. WITNESS December 2, 2014
Secure Tools for Activists: When to Make Designs and When to Make Demands What tech tools should human rights defenders use when balancing efficacy and safety - open source secure tools or insecure mainstream platforms? Morgan Hargrave unpacks the pros and cons of each and discusses the WITNESS strategy. Morgan Hargrave November 18, 2014
Using Mobile Apps and Film to Prevent Gender-Based Violence Nancy Schwartzman talks to WITNESS about her film work and development of tech tools, including mobile apps, to end sexual violence. Matisse Bustos Hawkes November 4, 2014
The Best (Potential) SXSW Sessions for 2015 We can use your help to vote two WITNESS suggested SXSW sessions into to the final round for 2015. We also share other worthy sessions to vote on. Morgan Hargrave August 14, 2014
The US Supreme Court Agrees: Your iPhone Isn’t Just a Phone In a win for privacy advocates, the US Supreme Court recently ruled that police must get a warrant before searching the content of cellphones. Morgan Hargrave July 1, 2014
Building Bridges Between Activists and the Tech and Media Communities WITNESS Executive Director, Yvette Alberdingk-Thijm and Program Director, Sam Gregory speak on media, technology and social change at Internet Week New York 2014. WITNESS June 6, 2014
Everything Needs to Change, So Everything Can Stay the Same: Challenges to Keeping Online Video Accessible Keeping a website online and continuously accessible to the public, whether its a human rights archive or a piece of art, is not merely a question of keeping the power switch on. Our senior archivist discusses some ways to prepare for the inevitable challenge of tech obsolescence. Yvonne Ng June 5, 2014
Lessons from RightsCon: Human Rights and Technology Leading human rights experts, investors, corporate leaders, engineers, activists, and government representatives came together to tackle some of the toughest human rights challenges in tech today. WITNESS April 23, 2014
Why WITNESS Is Going to RightsCon 2014 Sam Gregory, program director at WITNESS discusses what sets this conference apart and what we hope to accomplish there. Matisse Bustos Hawkes February 28, 2014