SECUREAPP GENERATOR Lowering the barrier to strong, open encryption in mobile data collection Jim Fruchterman Founder/CEO, Benetech
MARTUS secure data collection on the desktop since 2003 Goal is to assist human rights defenders to capture structured reports of violation, systemic abuse, and advocacy activities Strong, open encryption for all records in the system, records are backed up on servers and Martus never holds the encryption keys Designed with users for their context: Free, open, Tor, localization, and low bandwidth. Records and custom templates can be securely shared between trusted contacts Flexible form structure, advanced search, analysis, reporting, and visualization
MARTUS MOBILE increasing ease of access to secure collection As more of our users moved away from laptops in the field, we needed to provide unobtrusive access to Martus Developed an Android app focused on simple collection of basic information and file attachments into Martus account App is downloaded and configured to an existing Martus account Designed for context: Encrypted partition, secure timeouts, Tor, offline capture, low bandwidth considerations, and send-only
USER FEEDBACK informing future mobile development Initial setup and configuration still a heavy lift for many partners Crowdsourced collection is difficult if each partner must configure account settings Many organizations wish to have an app with their own name & logo to build upon existing trust in their communities Allow for additional customization of collection form outside of standard questions Even stronger security requests such as secure camera and camouflage of apps
SECUREAPP GENERATOR easy, open, & secure custom mobile apps Apps have fully customizable name, logo, questionnaire, data controls and come preconfigured for secure sharing to a defined receiving account Organizations can build their own secure data collection app in as little as 5 minutes Allows organizations to quickly and cheaply iterate on different strategies to promote quality data Data is received in the organization’s Martus account inheriting security, aggregation, analysis, and reporting capabilities
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