Cameras Everywhere Report 2011

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Privacy and Safety

Visual Privacy and Anonymity

Networked and Mobile Security

Network Vulnerabilities

Technology Providers as Human Rights Facilitators

Video Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Dual-Use Technology and Freedom of Expression

Vulnerability in the Cloud

Network Capacity and Access

Information Overload, Authentication and Preservation

Authentication of Content

Curation and Aggregation

Preservation of Human Rights Video

Ethics

New Ethical Challenges

Policy

Policy is Slow, Tech is Fast

Inconsistent International Standards

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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May 2, 2012 - By Guest Blogger

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Thoughts and Reactions on The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Report on Funding Trends in Human Rights and International Justice

March 29, 2012 - By Sara Federlein

Many of our donors and peers have been asking for the WITNESS take on the report, “Human Rights and International Justice: Opportunities and Challenges at an Inflection Point,” commissioned by The...

Introducing InformaCam, The Next Release of the SecureSmartCam Project

February 13, 2012 - By Bryan Nunez

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ObscuraCam Covered in The New York Times

Source: The New York Times "ArtsBeat" Blog | May 2, 2012

The "ArtsBeat" blog details activities by the collective Activist Archivists to build capacity in the Occupy Wall Street movement and train activists to use ObscuraCam.

Fueled Blog Covers Alpha Video Release for ObscuraCam Mobile App

Source: Fueled | April 13, 2012

The 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.