Cameras Everywhere Press

  • Peter Gabriel Discusses WITNESS' Work With CNN's Richard Quest

    Source: CNN Video | September 9, 2011

    CNN's Richard Quest talks to musician Peter Gabriel about our work to advance human rights both online and off.

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  • Movements.org Highlights Cameras Everywhere Report 2011 By @ WITNESSORG

    Source: Movements.org | September 7, 2011

    Movements.org shares highlights from our Cameras Everywhere report on their blog.

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  • MobileActive.org Shares Our Cameras Everywhere Report On Human Rights, Video And Technology

    Source: MobileActive.org | September 7, 2011

    MobileActive.org states that our Cameras Everywhere report, "...may be applicable to many."

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  • EngageMedia WITNESS Release Cameras Everywhere Report

    Source: Engage Media | September 6, 2011

    Engaged Media mentions our recently release Camera's Everywhere Report

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  • Wired Magazine Mentions Our Video Mobile App

    Source: Wired Magazine | July 1, 2011

    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

    Source: Fast Company | June 29, 2011

    Our new app for Android phones blurs faces, strips metadata, integrates easily into Facebook, and is open source.

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  • Reuters' AlertNet Covers Conversation About ObscuraCam Mobile App

    The conversation, featuring Ryan Schlief of WITNESS, took place at London's Frontline Club on Tuesday March 13th and included a conversation of the web-based app Sukey as well. 

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  • YouTube Launches Face-Blurring Tool to Hide Identites

    YouTube adds a tool which automatically blurs the faces of people in uploaded video. This feature allows users and NGOs to share their work without worrying about risks to people's privacy.

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Cameras Everywhere Report 2011

WITNESS’ Cameras Everywhere aims to ensure that the thousands of people using video for human rights can do so as effectively, safely and ethically as possible.

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August 7, 2012 - By Bryan Nunez
Recently, YouTube launched a feature that allows blurring on videos uploaded to their site. It’s a step we’ve pushed for from the commercial video-sharing platforms and social networks...
July 18, 2012 - By Sam Gregory
Today YouTube announced a new tool within their upload editor that enables people to blur the faces within the video, and then publish a version with blurred faces. WITNESS has advocated for YouTube...
May 31, 2012 - By Guest Blogger
By Teresa Eggers A near 6-month battle between British news broadcasters and the police has recently concluded: last December’s court decision that ordered television companies including BBC, ITN,...

The App that Authenticates SmartPhone Photos (FR)

Source: Radio France Interationale | February 11, 2013

Radio France Internationale reported on InformaCam in their radio broadcast, as well as their print website. 

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Sam Gregory on WAMU's 'Kojo Nnamdi Show' Radio Panel

Source: WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Show | February 5, 2013

Sam Gregory was a featured panelist on the radio show, discussing "the different ways innovators use crowdsourcing today while asking what obstacles still could be limiting its potential." 

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Human Rights group wants to put an end to fake mobile images and videos

Source: The Daily Dot | February 1, 2013

"But now one group is trying to bring a little more transparency to the process with a new app and metadata standard that promises auto-verification of a photo's legitimacy." This article about InformaCam interview Bryan Nunez about WITNESS's innovative app. 

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