Witness In The News

Wired Magazine Mentions Our Video Mobile App

July 1, 2011 - Wired Magazine

Our SecureSmartCam App gets a nod in the July 2011 issue. The article, by Clive Thompson, discusses the need for new rules of engagement as citizens turn their cameras on abusive authority figures.
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Fast Company Reviews The ObscuraCam Mobile App

June 29, 2011 - Fast Company

Our new app for Android phones blurs faces, strips metadata, integrates easily into Facebook, and is open source.
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ObscuraCam v1 Enhances Your Visual Privacy

June 23, 2011 - The Guardian Project

Our partners at The Guardian Project announced the beta release of the Obscura Cam v1 for Android phones. The app is part of our joint SecureSmartCam project.
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Sam Gregory Interviewed On German Television

June 22, 2011 - Elektrischer Reporter

The German television channel 2DF's program "Elektrischer Reporter" interviewed Sam, our Program Manager about what the increase in cameras everywhere means for human rights and privacy. The video segment is in German only.
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Take Time To Witness These Powerful Stories Caught On Camera

May 12, 2011 - Tonic.com

Tonic.com declares WITNESS' spring fundraiser, Project Focus, their "Deed of the Day."
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The El Pais.com Blog Highlights WITNESS' Online Video Use

April 30, 2011 - El Pais.com Blog

The blog about "irreverant ideas to combat poverty" profiles WITNESS. The article is in Spanish.
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Interview With Sam Gregory At Re:Publica 2011

April 15, 2011 - dctp.tv

Program Director, Sam Gregory spoke at the Re:Publica conference, held in Berlin. He was also interviewed by the German television channel DCTV about the impact that video has on affecting human rights change. The interview is conducted in English.
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Matisse Bustos Hawkes Speaks In Spain At "Internet and 21st Century Social Revolutions"

April 5, 2011 - El Pais

A gathering of social media practioners debate the role of the Internet and social networks in the revolutions of the "Arab Spring." The article is in Spanish.
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Spindle Law Blog Interviews Yvette Alberdingk Thijm

March 16, 2011 - Spindle Law Blog

Our executive director, a lawyer by training, talks to Spindle Law Blog about running WITNESS.
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Tonic.com Features WITNESS As One Of Their Favorite Organizations

March 14, 2011 - Tonic.com

Josie Raymond leads the article declaring, "When we love something, we can’t keep it to ourselves."
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