Archive for September, 2004
Encryption and the Documentation of Human Rights Abuses
by sky on Sep.14, 2004, under Software and online tools
Recently I’ve been investigating the use of encrypted email – more to say on that in another post – but I have encountered two groups that create software specifically designed to help human rights workers document human rights abuse. In both cases, the information is entered by workers and is encrypted so it cannot be recovered except by the appropriate authorities.
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I hope you’ll enjoy this mix of topics stemming from my ongoing experiences in the world of online communication. Oh, and sometimes the inspiration comes from face-to-face communications too. Many were sparked by my work as Chief Technology Officer of The Dalai Lama Foundation from 2003 through 2010. See also the Foundation’s Study Circles site, where we keep an ongoing conversation going about ethics in the world. Current Features—
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