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tag-camerav tag-curation tag-human-rights-documentation tag-informacam tag-the-guardian-project tag-verification"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/12/new-mobile-app-camerav-helps-documenters-create-verifiable-media/" title="New Mobile App ‘CameraV’ Helps Documenters Create Verifiable Media"> <img width="670" height="350" src="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/12/shareFeature2_670x350.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/12/shareFeature2_670x350.png 670w, https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/12/shareFeature2_670x350-300x157.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">21 Dec</span> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/12/new-mobile-app-camerav-helps-documenters-create-verifiable-media/" title="New Mobile App ‘CameraV’ Helps Documenters Create Verifiable Media">New Mobile App ‘CameraV’ Helps Documenters Create Verifiable Media</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/mobile-phone-video/" rel="category tag">Mobile Phone Video</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/technology-equipment/" rel="category tag">Technology / Equipment</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/video-for-change/" rel="category tag">Video for Change</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://technology.witness.org/author/morganhargrave/">Morgan Hargrave</a> </span> <p>New Android app CameraV helps verify and store contextual information about pieces of citizen media to improve their ability to be used for documentation.</p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social 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For Activists, it Could be Everything"> <img width="670" height="350" src="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1.jpg 670w, https://technology.witness.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/2390914273_da19cc9362_o1-300x157.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_inner"> <h2><span class="date">06 Oct</span> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/2015/10/whats-in-a-name-for-activists-it-could-be-everything/" title="What’s in a Name? For Activists, it Could be Everything">What’s in a Name? For Activists, it Could be Everything</a></h2> <span class="post_infos"> <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/safety-security/" rel="category tag">Safety & Security</a>, <a href="https://technology.witness.org/category/technology-equipment/" rel="category tag">Technology / Equipment</a> | <a class="post_author" href="https://technology.witness.org/author/morganhargrave/">Morgan Hargrave</a> </span> <p>Digital rights advocates have long asked Facebook to adjust their “real name” policy. 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