We are developing a secure camera application named ObscuraCam in partnership with Witness.org, the leading human rights video advocacy and training organization. This collaboration grew out of an open hackday at the 2010 Open Video Conference. This is an open-source project and you can track our progress here.

How To Get The Latest Release

We’ve recently pushed out our V1 release for testing that supports a limited set of features for face detection and obscuring in still photos. You can find the app in the Android Market or scan the QR code below, which will take you in that direction.

For those without access to the Android Market, you can get the ObscuraCam.APK file from our public builds folder. The official signed release binary is also available here. For these options, be sure to check back for updates, because the app will not auto-update itself.

Download ObscuraCamV1 Today (via link or scan the qr code above!)

Here are some of the user stories we aim to support.

• An activist group records a video interview of a spokesperson at a protest and wants to protect the identify of the people in the background of the shot
• A rights defender uses their smartphone to take many pictures of abuses in a village. On their way back to their hotel, they are detained by local authorities and their phone is confiscated.
• The internet and mobile network are shutdown. Images taken at a protest of human rights abuses need to be delivered out of the country. (bluetooth/wifi mesh)
• My phone could be compromised. I have already delivered what I need to. I want to remove all traces of any images captured.