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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Cameras Everywhere Press
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Matisse Bustos Hawkes Guest Blogs about New Human Rights Channel on SocialBrite
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Christiane Amanpour and Eric Schmidt of Google Discuss Our New Human Rights Channel on CNN
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New YouTube Channel Aims to Add Context To Activist Videos
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ObscuraCam and Other WITNESS Tools Featured in GenderIT
Source: GenderIT blog | May 12, 2012The blog which looks at internet policies and technology from a feminist perspective reviews some of ObscuraCam's features and that of other WITNESS tools on effective and safe filming.
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ObscuraCam Covered in The New York Times
Source: The New York Times "ArtsBeat" Blog | May 2, 2012The "ArtsBeat" blog details activities by the collective Activist Archivists to build capacity in the Occupy Wall Street movement and train activists to use ObscuraCam.
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Fueled Blog Covers Alpha Video Release for ObscuraCam Mobile App
Source: Fueled | April 13, 2012The Latest ObscuraCam Upgrade: v2 ALPHA Video Support is heralded by some as the future of smartphone security apps, gets protesters more than prepared for action, especially with its new video support feature.
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How ObscuraCam Makes Your Videos Safe
Source: Fast Company» | March 26, 2012Newly released Android app ObscuraCam lets users pixelize faces and strip metadata from Internet video.
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TechPresident's Micah Sifry and NPR's Andy Carvin Share Notes on WITNESS Panel at SXSW
Source: TechPresident | March 15, 2012Micah Sifry highlights the panel Sam Gregory of WITNESS particiapted on at SXSW entitled "How to Run a Social Site and Not Get its Users Killed." He also links to notes on the panel by NPR's social media strategist, Andy Carvin here.
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Reuter's AlertNet Covers Frontline Club Event on Activists' Use of Mobile Media Apps
Source: AlertNet | March 14, 2012The interview followed the conversation at the Frontline Club which included WITNESS' Ryan Schlief.
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WITNESS and the Guardian Project Shortlisted for Freedom of Expression Awards 2012
Source: Index's website | February 29, 2012The organization Index just released it's nominees for this year's Freedom of Expression Awards. WITNESS and the Guardian Project are nominated in the Innovation category for our work on the ObscuraCam mobile application. The category recognizes innovation and original use of new technology to circumvent censorship and foster debate, argument or dissent.
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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.
More »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."
More »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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