[liberationtech] Martus phase-out
[Cross-posting to a few lists, my apologies if you see this a couple times] Dear LibTech, As you know, Benetech first released Martus, our secure information platform, in 2003. Back then encryption wasn’t part of the public vernacular and no one expected to be able to post and protect their data in the cloud, whatever that was. A lot has changed, and we’re encouraged that additional solutions, both commercial and open source, exist today (canary:event?ts=548967605.00) where once there were few options for human rights defenders and others supporting vulnerable populations. In fact, we are finding that many of these alternatives may serve various use cases and threat models better than Martus can. With all of this, we wanted to announce directly to this list that we have ceased development on the current Martus platform – please see this blog post (https://benetech.org/martus-sunsets-human-rights-data-collection/) for more information. We are continuing to serve our current users, and can provide advice or support with data migration to a new platform, on a case by case basis. Our objective is to remain as responsible and ethical as possible with this transition; change is never easy but we hope to make this process as smooth as we can. We recognize that there are still many unanswered questions – what the future looks like for human rights documentation, for one – and we cannot responsibly answer them on our own. These issues involve and will affect a larger community of human rights defenders, social justice technologists, and funders working in this space. As such we are hosting a series of conversations that identify, document, and address the needs, ethical concerns, and possible solutions for human rights documentation tools and services going forward. This will entail scheduled monthly calls with peer organizations, Martus users (current and former), funders, and other supporters over a period of six months, beginning in June. If you’d like to participate in these upcoming calls, please let us know directly - we’d love your feedback and input. If your interest is in providing support or technical expertise, we’d be happy to hear from you (mailto:mar...@benetech.org?subject=Martus%20sunset) as well. Thank you for all of your continued help and encouragement over the years! Sending very best wishes, Collin -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Outreach Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG: 0x35F83A6678657D4D Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Information Management System -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing the moderator at zakwh...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Announcing Martus 5.1
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech, I am very pleased to announce the release of Martus 5.1, the latest version of Benetech's free/libre, open source, encrypted and distributed information management system for human rights defenders, journalists, activists and others. This version includes more/improved icons for the interface, some visualization updates (including some mapping capabilities), and more UI/UX enhancements. You can download the new release (Windows/Mac/Linux) at https://www.martus.org/, and can read more of the release notes in the README on the documentation page there (https://martus.org/resources/documentation.html). Please feel free to share this around with any partners, colleagues or friends who may be interested! More information about Martus, and the Mobile Martus app for Android, available at martus.org. And of course I'm happy to answer any questions and/or receive any feedback or comments offlist. Cheers, Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Outreach Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVR6mdAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hqhsQAK7T0zaPzshHwY7185viWk70 bU0fBpp86XX84WqSm6ObrKDz0guO+zjDGwW6OOOdY6gXfI5IxBcsPjvaEXpct1QH 5aXItn+B+WBUMbC9h8HamwjiW2nf6rwJkOnHAZMcFOlKDaxNJCge9rJt2WAMAi86 y0XFylNkcnT9IfD3kzQG0LVsHp04eQE97hmTE3w34C0kmsoH+xfl6gyvZc7BF7zA wiCHwuOFRNZGanrXghPhHZPBnxxnT7/gO/Xe62odXxhqrq1qGjL+i4oS9qQXQt9N dsf1TtXH7P0FL3CHrfZ3kpLBiUjZou8Yi+tJSBjc7DQDfGVIofY2xc/XX0u6tNPy 1CUGwmISXRTI39KZL9+/r4tBwm7S+mKiX1SUuyEq7lVw8x80YywDa9jFwdL9axRE 5L6f6wTJWXjlDVqDiDLTacmMqR7EzIfj5pt21n6HudjFGi+OZIEQeejC0r4etqMO gzRcGtaHq/SGE1HUdvkqPSOl/Ru0C2IxtKkBcCEpeGCx/1lER+tBpRMcMNp43vx1 Y3h6trmpsCQoN94dDMk+48aw4U8leSSnZ9GMZa9LEuZqgibVorqYfavY4Nb98GeZ 9oujgKyDGb8xyOCRIifDefZKNvwqTbKENuGxYJh0hBCkppnYFty/pb9WMiko69fb kPZoxDMRgb0E0EE1xFPY =2Q2U -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
Re: [liberationtech] Information request
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2/5/15 10:48 AM, Lina Srivastava wrote: Thanks! By Benetech? That's still in development, yes? Hi Lina, I'm Collin, I do outreach, training and support for Benetech in the Human Rights Program, particularly around Martus (which is indeed still in active development, our latest version released just a few weeks ago). I'm happy to chat off-list if you have questions about Martus. Replying to list here in case others have similar questions and want to know who to reach. Cheers, Collin On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Nariman Gharib nariman...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I'm suggesting Martus' to you. N On Feb 5, 2015, at 18:43, Lina Srivastava l...@linasrivastava.com wrote: Hi all-- Can someone point me to any apps for citizen reporting on human rights abuses or illegal action that provide a layer of security for the poster but set forth documentation that can be tagged or geo-tagged (with a specific aim at citizen / civ soc action). Does this exist? Thanks, Lina -- Lina Srivastava -- linasrivastava.com | twitter http://twitter.com/lksriv | linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/linasrivastava -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu. -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu. - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Outreach Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJU08KdAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hQy4P/0bDHOhD5+Lhzpos80W3mCwT aKWUkp6fNndgXoPxPwevbOH69LVnlzgWrd5pp0y9tVkQwYk1c2a/mA/4bgkFu7OR qE7d6248iXInNjwLCS1kwevt9wZgbp+PC6sEMM7oYA7AQbdED29/q6vvunsimIhK YTDPmSaNSrUS+8YX6somG+CSsjAHQe9OLk+yu2Nu4jF6/yrI59q8eepsyDYgyQ6O dU86NWRCdyFmSqbKcrJYI9kXwkP323O5us6gJrL5z0fGXj+mcdOVDCdjAX9CR/tN 2GHhZv+WHn3Ec4VZw1AVqFUuuskQgWaTe/3G/xHL109xwhvH9WLo6ifbMZRHG8s+ stjAopZOI1H1k2YumuGAXJ8W/S5MPFFdjnc+jvdqG+Qnogkf9pzc8CUOa9zJvwLJ LsPMnJsfw5eVC8WjVxugBTkfLCTm2psMJSOeg3JCBLW9JLXuh2RwNgtLNquQAV44 HSNbGBOBnZ08kfhoq/Pm207l4oycAXlEOkfG+9iK0ZRUfDVQkPpmkw70J7WEDPIP qViQquLFimuWtJ9urWvY0CTO5rmvaQJqyg1p47pKBO1W7Q0yN4Q8xhu9qg9DnvVC wkFQ1+YJCJMOnbNVfdrrsOrv6DydJkTLvTNfC1cmFQparV3gtOVnPJM0dPEipE8l XgaV0Xez2kn212HBbQ2Q =QGpk -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Announcing Martus v5 and the brand new martus.org
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech, On this International Human Rights Day it is a distinct pleasure to announce the release of Martus v5, the latest version of Benetech's free/libre, open source, encrypted and distributed information management system for human rights defenders, journalists, activists and others. The release coincides with a full redesign of the Martus website. Please have a look: https://www.martus.org/ In developing v5, we have focused heavily on improving usability and the user experience. For years users and potential users have reported that they found Martus to be difficult to learn and use, and not so pleasant to look at (a well-meaning colleague once described the user interface as rather soviet). With this release we have designed an entirely new and modern UI, and worked hard to make important features and actions both accessible and intuitive. Our overarching goal for Martus v5 was to lower the barriers that were keeping people from accessing Martus' strong security features, and I'm very proud to say that I think we've taken a major step in that direction. You can read more about the release, including info on new features and design, at Enrique's blog post, here: http://benetech.org/2014/12/10/strong-open-and-usable-encryption-meet-the-next-generation-of-the-martus-project/ I welcome you to explore our new, simplified website and try out the latest Martus release. We see this as an important step for us and our users and partners, and welcome your feedback and that of your partners and colleagues as we continue to work to improve our software and service. Please send any thoughts and feedback to mar...@benetech.org. We're very happy to answer any questions. Our official announcement is below. Thanks very much for your support, and we're looking forward to your feedback! Cheers, Collin - Original Message Subject: Meet the Next-Gen Martus Project Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:19:48 + From: Benetech Martus Project mar...@benetech.org Reply-To: Benetech Martus Project mar...@benetech.org To: Collin Sullivan coll...@benetech.org View this email in your browser (http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ee98fb164f13da34a2b0f8970id=5cd6d2dc1be=aef25fb424) Today, International Human Rights Day, the Benetech Human Rights Program is delighted to announce the release of version 5.0 of the Martus app and the debut of the updated Martus Project website. With these updates, Benetech is taking a leap towards improving the usability of end-to-end, open source encryption and extending its benefits to rights defenders, activists, journalists, citizen reporters, and other organizations and individuals who rely on secure data collection. The Martus Project. Strong Crypto Since 2003. Follow the @MartusProject Around the world, millions of courageous individuals and groups who protect and advance human rights operate in the shadow of active surveillance, state-sponsored harassment, organized crime violence, and targeted computer espionage. Their digital security and physical safety are closely linked, yet all too often they lack the resources or know-how to secure themselves against digital threats. Benetech established the Martus Project—which extends open, secure information management technology—to address this gap. As technologists, we see it as our duty to provide the growing community involved in human rights documentation and data collection with secure tools that protect their privacy and anonymity, and that empower them to uphold their commitments to do no harm to the vulnerable populations they work with. We believe that end-to-end encryption is critical for their safety and success, but recognize that usability is still a major barrier to its wide adoption. Usability Is A Security Feature As part of our continuous efforts to lower the barriers to strong, digital security, we have made dramatic upgrades to Martus 5.0 that bring an entirely new user experience. These include new look and feel; auto-sync of record retrieval from the server; improved record format; simple text search on main screen; Tor and Server on/off buttons on main screen; increased template manager flexibility; and more. We are very excited for this new phase of the Martus Project, but also recognize that much remains to be done. We will continue to improve the Martus desktop and mobile apps, and are moving ahead with new projects to strengthen the security and safety of those involved in data collection efforts. This International Human Rights Day, celebrating the theme ** Human Rights 365 and the idea that every day is a Human Rights Day, we invite you to ** explore the Martus Project website (http://martus.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ee98fb164f13da34a2b0f8970id=6c801f2170e=aef25fb424), ** download Martus 5.0 (http://martus.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee98fb164f13da34a2b0f8970id
Re: [liberationtech] Announcing Martus 4.5, now with more usability!
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech: Quick note that we've just updated to Martus 4.5.1 -- same cool stuff as 4.5, but now with Chinese, Arabic, Spanish and Vietnamese translations. Download/upgrade at https://www.martus.org/ [Hard at work on the coming 5.0, expect big things...] Cheers all, Collin On 6/19/14, 12:05 PM, Collin Sullivan wrote: Dear LibTech, It is with great pride that I announce the release of Martus 4.5! For those unfamiliar, Martus is a free/libre open source encrypted and distributed information management system published by Benetech and designed to enable human rights defenders, journalists and others to securely store, organize and share their important and sensitive data. You can learn more about Martus at https://www.martus.org/ With version 4.5, we introduce some major usability improvements, including: * An account creation wizard designed to enable complete configuration in less than 15 minutes; * A public keyserver to enable easy remote Contact configuration; * The ability to share forms and templates via the server network; * Some updates to Martus' look and feel, which will be expanded for our 5.0 release. Read more about the release here: http://benetech.org/2014/06/17/martus-4-5-strong-security-easy-configuration-enhanced-usability/ As always, we welcome thoughts, feedback, questions, suggestions and constructive criticism! Cheers, Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUCJmjAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8h2R4P/2BgRkO18LMI1Uq6gDsuxeD8 Zjb5xcCdn8GrZ8ZJNq8sM1+Q6goOuojv/BTtLMQUd7rwD0NbRz5sw+BP4/mt4eqk DbInwBqgOr8pvYZrwMr6fpaCAJTbhR5RnR377mIcLM706qjBeG9SdWb5bmsCAgZF Priw2uzUXqRJ/GBcQhqmelYMwqmo7fMglt9gIqNjH/kZk7T7naEJgRTE2ftiVRH2 dFfBZ+TOE9DvOu0NERsQZxHMFbg/SGUYuycOWQZ3rZDdGery5mX6LoF8df4k9Y+p dIv2emWh9Ex05S4ezSMOGLsK2Ltw8IPzmzHj4WDcQVgCT4jqxENwotmsl2DlGjGu yreagHE8jZoKHPxjucmrEPxO9q5+wZQPZQjjRyvc9YO1GnVk/7c4FKMEG2WUsL2d Z5WlCzjR7niMHxHwAqiRbtAVQz8IF5KmvEnmFrkr7Mvumj2oeaDXlxHGpKsS28L1 R1OTYMJCsiQfoxa6lJwgQYy+3JM4SlKKCgBcDbPQvRxRCUMLZk4VfWEGyhmsrGDf RmGfvw0QT6W7U1dfo9tEMjh3EBd/cyKtZ3fWwyqt3UNgda3mKf3RgQ6ugvV8fX1G r2PR8ZmLdv/b2il1gofQCdTZvGQr4Z5guEsXZfCN1G/nABR2OlhM9uYHz1HIoe6P k3xKhPFYL8XgxSuIMzjd =tNOj -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
Re: [liberationtech] Announcing Martus 4.5, now with more usability!
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 9/4/14, 10:39 AM, Chris Ballinger wrote: Martus seems like it could desperately use an updated website. There are some great modern Apache 2.0 licensed Bootstrap 3 templates at StartBootstrap http://startbootstrap.com that could be a good starting point. Martus might be great software but, first impressions count, and right now the website looks like a portal to the 90s. It might make users wonder if the core software itself is no longer maintained unless they take a closer look. Thanks much for sharing these thoughts, Chris. We agree with you 100%. As we work on the 5.0 release, we're also actively redesigning martus.org. We expect both the new software and the new site to be released/launched this Fall, at which point there will surely be an announcement here. Thanks much for the constructive feedback, and do know that we're heading that way and are almost there! Otherwise, cheers on the new release! Many thanks! Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUCKcyAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hSxAQAK/Dq9zcKQ9DDFENa+dsbx8b m0YVD0UZKUGKDoA4YXEmrcwRVB4naIbneZ1v3imhT/rLLRYZL45rlE0cQRtAcBej kks+2Q4X6MhLSd+T9tb/WbzmTE7LfbLin8hP7IqTRGqu01ghsxKX46URcnzfH248 bjQzqB8jw+MVfdZjyP5DizKRXaWMb85Pllr7HjgW8ZJFxzMrTZsPbFMHBkjRZj3a cgqcFVfVd1BuSSJs1wCj+RfIZgH+5wbrnUUs07wWtQgz/VgxhcJi1VFPKwXPtpq/ FunlDpRj8NJA9sx6Xa+00Sf1S5vdP/o/3Bok8aRIQDaHXmbNfTO/Cn/Qs64FH7wd 3W5BtfaLklxe5r8gqwQZtREL4duL1xydVLaXw7Zsh34khXB8Nyiz4qrC1oIzUcmT fTpGGlcPysOE5UyuZmwijNs5EKyiMCPm2T2jhsv8OXbUT/HeDonPOVKYcOpKu3nr xs4t1akL3EBqOYce34CX4JJLoZP/2NstIhDvQjZ9xwNcLVTxtteN4lwqgx5PQSAO oHa7t3ioarRTIE6BE+Kw3+TkqWbEgj+KhCjI1Wjvpc1+pHdTTsX/EWxrInm72mfS NFqXzNYQFUPu74s4DEr/k16xle3xH1bpsvEk60JvPj1VCpiDJUIZHEo5iGJTi/yr 4ZvmMRjdXphgCoTnv3Wm =HBnj -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Announcing Mobile Martus 1.2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech, The Benetech Human Rights team is excited to let you know that Mobile Martus 1.2 is available for download. This release incorporates improvements based on user feedback, including a much easier and faster configuration/setup process, and some initial translations. This release represents the latest progress in our commitment to lowering the barriers to access and use strong crypto. You can find the app (and more detailed release notes) here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.martus.android And you can learn more about Martus at https://www.martus.org As always, we're happy to answer any questions and receive feedback! Cheers, Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJT66DkAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hGGEP/2XccCoLp+j0J6xddzomS9s8 prBRbxEOHcior9cJ0w1um+/f+A9e/PHIvR1YcMgAvyLH4zujPWU2qKK14Ot4h51M KcX/715TkCDAXXW+7hibsgpBfi3RBtedZ4ySqv/vGAi6cvVwCLHE4WyYDTgtI/C6 BZSuCVCF1ja4dHprB0sGT3h4MmnMcMlehdWK7wXSRfW3N28YMUHgkJk1GIdRkVck lZxiYPwLWHz/k5VP4fVAzHRtapSksFyGKvhNk0BNe3yo0kmEoG9W19mIPHvdMe87 Y8lWfe+RozoiC07nmLtZtuj4X+IKONdyerhBy7XXOfCSSVkqk9ycQa/yXg+GabnD CAe8MReWdY05PQGVTH1o1gtHAZ+7VU0F1ISMlbqpGTLUp0KDW6l+fFnKvRh2kJRH v7qDxlv/qSLndOALvC+XNrnKZYCX+PKzvlDyhBArPL8p0FZ3z7lrryCmUi8Cc+c0 /x817pI44LnKp/VRCPEstZeSDBV1UPfxfEKgGltfxdQhsYzoEXoo1tSYUside3en D3y20eyPhIZ89kaXfdwjKKKCjHLF4fbD+pmnAaua7gRCgXYiqO9fhUdszROrdNzG dq6tVtEG58F3wRni9ndSkVPTt/vhRCCCHtGd6OVKCyXfMu0h3WINzCeCUxcs4y9k LXpefngXwYyWRV6y7UMn =9JzX -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Announcing Martus 4.5, now with more usability!
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech, It is with great pride that I announce the release of Martus 4.5! For those unfamiliar, Martus is a free/libre open source encrypted and distributed information management system published by Benetech and designed to enable human rights defenders, journalists and others to securely store, organize and share their important and sensitive data. You can learn more about Martus at https://www.martus.org/ With version 4.5, we introduce some major usability improvements, including: * An account creation wizard designed to enable complete configuration in less than 15 minutes; * A public keyserver to enable easy remote Contact configuration; * The ability to share forms and templates via the server network; * Some updates to Martus' look and feel, which will be expanded for our 5.0 release. Read more about the release here: http://benetech.org/2014/06/17/martus-4-5-strong-security-easy-configuration-enhanced-usability/ As always, we welcome thoughts, feedback, questions, suggestions and constructive criticism! Cheers, Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTozR6AAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hFK4QAK5sOrIo92rodldByNIB5hWW ISbHrwuvWXBPLS9GNmSF+XbTNV6eqp7v5/6T903usVEmcfwXGtuJMAfjFHH3k+C6 eVm4d2Rap3Y5QV4mJK+vwHoXnHdwQylIuNOVg2VlGcawFoTHuEE6oi8pYgXvrsRC a6vqMMmh/XDMZqiCUCiK5OD5DlWJEX1XwWyvPfdGgx6UZdC0BQZlCNBGMpsra+BW 7HGfT72Ruj4SCb8DSlEVUWhbEb6GwuGpVs+Tu3cKhEl6ZSKECZgXpqlZDRFpLd7h fZcFTCialBJdhtBdiMaguC1i3NPINDNTXFFEU2N2QqW0HaqaU5N1kuVMc4ZyW79X 0VlddCrTJmh1wKR+JwCJzAjIWV4CRkbc+nIT6YEGpp/E0E+uDAYEavRGwjzCBA+7 NaDzPnk6bau8yfZqnjgITZd9i2aRuSqQugRyLjGF5/BqFLfkHwbw8bzjluoQIInz op7ezSMRUD1NfgnHugs05zyyBJWJHBvtbuNrqkFNtVO0NB2mAqqv1xkTBsZhT46e gdoJu/TAnm9f19QKzThcczhzJyzRR8CLUF2nutTfKyuWjZHNW7EbA/CBhFh3KJIu dIDJI8KvKjD1AHoyCfKBvRz7RzaPPmmOuiBkT76Pxwok4fFLkHAgGBCEyo+Dc0+8 Ps7QSAovlyHdSghmUscv =NVBb -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
Re: [liberationtech] What ideas did you submit to the Knight News Challenge?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 We (Benetech/Martus) submitted secureApp Generator: Secure mobile apps for everyone, designed to offer easy, usable and strong encryption to those interested in mobile data collection. It will enable journalists, NGOs and individuals to easily create a custom version of the write-only Mobile Martus documentation app. Those creating the app will choose the settings (e.g. identify who receives the reports from mobile app users; define which server will be used; design the data collection/reporting template; define whether the app will require Tor for sending; etc.) so that those using the app will have to configure nothing--just install the app and begin documenting. A human rights NGO or news publication could distribute this app to their network of trusted reporters or field workers; an organization might publish their custom app on their website or on F-Droid and encourage anyone to download the app and securely send a report to them. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/secure-app-generator-secure-mobile-apps-for-everyone Cheers, Collin On 3/18/14 1:32 PM, Steven Clift wrote: They went from 129 proposals on Friday to 555 with 27 minutes left today. Check them out at: https://bitly.com/kncsubmissions The theme: How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation? Any favorites? Register with KNC and share your applause there too. Share your links here. Cheers, Steven Clift E-Democracy.org P.S. My submissions are: Open Groups: http://bit.ly/opengroups Engage All: http://bit.ly/engageall Code Innovate: http://bit.ly/codeinnovate Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A Twitter: @MartusProject https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.20 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTKdp3AAoJEN3b1xdSAv8h5fkQANiYdp7pSZtUdcSGcsSp80sY 4e+x4uJ4IkXOJ5YO9sElLqir9VqHgrR+eYFaX0T7dW5EFigot23j8BPW0BtxtPZV jz1KduqtelxNiAPl3xhO3Qf8bUWRVz/uZpRaVw53Xz84VFUGmymndX/ZXW1V/+9S H8MXjD+/SCGXWh5kwI8Jh3Lp5zFuSM8CqeVIiX6HLabpRoXkMdZbIiCr4RvV2oRw duL1NUmvfewxQc4tEKgVx0Yib9lGCsJhuXEjp402HOAarjjZD9cXwopjp/BmM6WT 7WcC/8XAvoQnSeJHYIlozJ4k+/m7/gY2BU/vhDGwTbbiHV5SKvbC3IH39MaH4Zwa q5hi3BrVb2TDzx+n0sxKgvxhujo6cAeOer0FWzSUiTK+wtF9cb8Klj/M1fn8JpvZ Mn5RcYtUUP8DN4gmF24vDMIgyntRfLGhL9Uck3es61tlSc+UwdWYC6RNWXvhOT28 x8qQYIG7oJf3P095rGcUbvpDMvv3kbGEBVUVmtCvSYObp8LFPXxmW14r+KndiDsw lQ8eu2KL9yZ0aw0TKH0zi2oJvIhknEuiQB5jeMbHQMvAECujx+vmcoD9pCZpmDCh sqUcuetS6ZTVXfqHY7NsoYmirgkmEmFsWaDv/HNCwIquKN+qvrPzJEAnNaqdv9CX ujpYz5HU1E28NXS1G+eH =7nM6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
[liberationtech] Announcing Mobile Martus v1.0
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear LibTech, Today Benetech is very pleased to announce the release of Mobile Martus 1.0, a free, open source Android-based mobile documentation application that prioritizes security. You can read more here: http://benetech.org/2013/10/02/introducing-mobile-martus-1-0/ Briefly, some of the app's most important characteristics are: * It's write-only (no decryption key on the phone) * Bulletins (records) and their attachments are always encrypted locally * It works over Tor (Orbot!) * After initial setup, it's easy to use. You can find some more detail at the link above. I'm happy to answer any questions, and we always welcome your feedback. Cheers, Collin - -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x35F83A6678657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.20 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJSTIsDAAoJEN3b1xdSAv8hbFcP/1QTG3kSm7fx1ONMwIzJjDj/ 2ctFq7ixs7+WwfpbGx//LE6mBCPx1YzFurGsBkfzlxFCTmW432df25YFMT7VKNFR ZFClToM/sY/sEgMIQaY1z2eG42L57AlOdiGyb4/E1dzmd/jNRnVsWvvd8d84lOHg 6eDwzzQaBsAVWTD3haX5E/dBwBXkVqh+p8bEfFdcWQvkmRAy5/0dL7LGlX0v6x/g 8XmrWisr//x1Tx6/Pij76cknvBp/uei1kJhZVyaiftvW0PXtjvx/+cwct2ZrhtDJ KdwYkrYN1ZE+tgpWp0L3dJl4DMFrxD82NStZlipuEQATEzmu6XdLegH7Ob3SpQUc PPW3SBgE38auSlB8C90TDhG3brp0LqTlpVMwdxwJHwL5UDNgextX9+VLqnEQPfIF j/q2yWnJOpxbAPhAEBqAvKogvfmFZWN4sCZb/XmUDG2PzSpMhOzSxkBH6VJFxxj8 ch6EMel60CSbjsdWPvam3g+KrLpQskqfOV15K2EKzlnQ7Yt8r+EKCs/r0LiteyIY 3I+xrnalztz33bRsGb8dzzAw/DXbnFY6NFHjmWKONo6odHmCjP9xh7zR5BvUuKUl cXIhLcWy/ngdyqbVcEx0ZNQGQKoHWWzntSWDRXfKsxaURO4ZsC6jZ1NlfNaPgWrL JGWIbL+pPP8Gm4NYbUWB =uGLA -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Liberationtech is public archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
Re: [liberationtech] Help test the new Tor Browser!
Looks great! Congratulations! Minor things on OSX 10.7.5: * Took considerably longer to connect to the Tor network using this browser bundle than my previously-installed TorBrowser-2.3.25-5-osx-x86_64-en-US. I'm on a slow network but 2.3.25 typically takes ~1 minute or less to establish a connection here, while the new build took 5+ minutes on first launch. (Much faster on 2nd launch, I guess the previously-collected directory information had been cached?) * Small inconveniences: * when connecting, splash screen is set to always-on-top, which was a bit annoying when it was connecting for those 5+ minutes. * when using Mission Control feature on Mac, screen disappears and isn't collected with other app windows. Collin On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Kody Leonard wrote: I get the same error on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. It will run when Windows XP is selected under Compatibility mode. I had the same issue with other languages. This is logged in the event viewer when it doesn't run as-is: Faulting application name: firefox.exe, version: 17.0.6.0 Faulting module name: d2d1.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16492 Exception code: 0xc005 Faulting application path: C:\XX\Tor Browser\FirefoxPortable\App\Firefox\firefox.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\d2d1.dll Kody On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Masayuki Hatta mha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I tried torbrowser-install-3.0-alpha-1_en-US.exe on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (Japan edition), but it doesn't run at all. Installation went well, but double-clicking on Start Tor Browser icon doesn't start things off, nothing happens (seems trying something for a while, but crashes silently). Is this known problem or am I the only one? I have two 64bit Win7 machines, and suffer from the same problem. Things from the current tor-browser-2.3.25-8_en-US.exe is working nicely for a long time, so I guess something wrong in the new Tor Browser Launcher... Please let me know if there's something I can try. Best regards, MH 2013/6/17 Jacob Appelbaum ja...@appelbaum.net Hi, I'm really excited to say that Tor Browser has had some really important changes. Mike Perry has really outdone himself - from deterministic builds that allow us to verify that he is honest to actually having serious usability improvements. I really mean it - the new TBB is actually awesome. It is blazing fast, it no longer has the sometimes confusing Vidalia UI, it is now fast to start, it now has a really nice splash screen, it has a setup wizard - you name it - nearly everything that people found difficult has been removed, replaced or improved. Hooray for Mike Perry and all that helped him! Here is Mike's email: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2013-June/028440.html Here is the place to download it: https://people.torproject.org/~mikeperry/tbb-3.0alpha1-builds/official/ Please test it and please please tell us how we might improve it! All the best, Jacob -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Masayuki Hatta Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Surugadai University, Japan http://about.me/mhatta mha...@gnu.org / mha...@debian.org / mha...@opensource.jp / hatta.masay...@surugadai.ac.jp -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Help test the new Tor Browser!
On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:55 PM, Collin Sullivan wrote: * when using Mission Control feature on Mac, screen disappears and isn't collected with other app windows. Sorry, to clarify: this is the splash screen while connecting, not the browser screen. Browser works fine in Mission Control. -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] Moving Martus forward
Dear LibTech, Brief update from us here at Benetech: we're pretty excited about the direction Martus is headed. We're working on all kinds of long-desired functionalities--built-in Tor integration, mobile write-only, translations, visualizations and onward. We've just released 4.2, with speed enhancements and some security improvements (and, for those interested: Burmese font compatibility!), and we're already working on 4.3. Have a look at what we're up to at https://martus.org And, what with all the exciting work to be done, we're looking for someone to manage a major software and training project as we develop Martus' next generation. You can read about the position here: http://www.benetech.org/join_us/position_postings.shtml#hrppm Please share that link around to anyone who seems a good fit or might be interested. And as always, we invite your input on how to make Martus better. Cheers, Collin Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x78657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Moving Martus forward
On Jun 13, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Dirk Slater wrote: Which Burmese fonts? Zawgyi. -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] Please Vote on Reply to Question
I vote for reply-to-list as default. Yosem Companys: Dear Liberationtech list subscribers, Several of you have petitioned to change Liberationtech mailing list's default reply to option from reply-to-all to reply-to-poster. Given the debate (see links below), we have decided to put the issue up for a vote: - Do you want replies to Liberationtech list messages directed to reply-to-all or reply-to-poster? Please vote by submitting your preference to me by 11.59 pm PST on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Any votes received after this date and time will not be counted. Thanks, Yosem One of your moderators PS To read a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of reply-to-all, click on the corresponding links below: - Reply-to-all considered useful: http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-useful.html - Reply-to-all considered harmful: http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html If you'd like to read the entire debate on the Liberationtech list, please click on the links below: http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03767.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03768.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03769.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03771.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03772.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03773.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03774.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03775.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03776.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03777.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03778.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03779.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03780.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03781.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03782.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03783.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03788.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03789.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03790.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03791.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03799.html http://www.mail-archive.com/liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu/msg03801.html -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Collin Sullivan Human Rights Program Associate Benetech Human Rights Program Email: colli...@benetech.org GPG:0x78657D4D XMPP: collin.sulli...@riseup.net OTR:A0946621 68E641FA 4DFBF9F0 10B20AA9 88601348 11C7957D 5A99DAF7 1D0DD4BC EE243287 943AD67A https://www.benetech.org - Technology Serving Humanity https://www.martus.org - Martus Human Rights Bulletin System https://www.hrdag.org - Human Rights Data Analysis Group -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
