Martus Helping human rights advocates protect, manage, and effectively utilize information

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Benetech Human Rights Program A non-profit organization Martus – Secure human rights information management software Martus Outreach and Support Team:

Information: An Advocate's Vital Asset National Police Archives, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Easy to use Affordable Easy to customize Flexibility with data sharing “Cloud” Backup servers for safeguarding information Ability to search and report on information The Wish List

The Martus Information Management and Data Collection Framework Free Open source Secure

The Martus Workspace

Create records to save information in Martus

Attach any type of file to a Martus bulletin Examples: Photos Scanned images Text files Spreadsheets

Visualize photo attachment geo- location metadata

Martus: Secure by Design Martus uses a well-established form of encryption also used by:  Banks  Commercial websites  Security products such as PGP  (Pretty Good Privacy:

Encryption Martus automatically encrypts your information and backs it up via a secure (SSL) connection over the Internet to a Martus server of your choice.

Encryption: How does it work? Example: HELLO Algorithm: rotation Key: 2 Encrypted text: JGNNQ This is a very simple example to illustrate the concept of encryption. Martus uses a much more complex algorithm of encryption that scrambles the record so that it can only be read by people with the right key. Encryption protects the records easily and automatically.

Encryption: What does it look like? What you see:What they see:

Backing up information in Martus Martus automatically backs up records to remote cloud servers. Martus servers are setup around the world, including in:  Canada  Ireland  Brazil

Martus over Tor

Share your information with other Martus users

Backing up to the servers

End-to-End Encryption: Cornerstone of digital secrecy Without encryption...

End-to-End Encryption: Cornerstone of digital secrecy With encryption...

Choose different configurations based on the needs of your organization

Martus is highly customizable

Why customize? Organize information in a consistent way Especially helpful if you are working with other people Make sure you have collected all of the useful pieces of information Facilitate data entry Prevent inconsistency and errors

Searching in Martus In the main Martus taskbar: Perform a simple text Search across all of your records. In the Advanced Search menu: Search on specific standard or custom fields – to focus your search Use AND/OR search functionality - to sharpen your search. Save Search specifications - to use them again later

Create reports in Martus

Create charts in Martus

Martus for Android Write-only (Send-only) Interacts with other mobile apps Attach files Saves Martus data to cloud server Download saved data in the Martus desktop More mobility: Mobile Martus

Amnesic Wipes all traces on shutdown Incognito All internet traffic is anonymized Locked down File system is read- only Portable Install to USB stick, DVD or SD card More security: Martus on Tails

Martus Users are Worldwide

Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma The ND-Burma network has been using Martus since 2004 to secure and share stories of human rights abuse inside Burma nd-burma.org

Guatemalan National Police Archive Project Martus has been used to manage and encrypt information from the millions of documents in the Guatemalan National Police Archives.

Security is a Practice: Other tools OpenPGP for encryption Pidgin/Adium/Cryptocat for encrypted chat Jitsi for encrypted VOIP Tor for anonymous browsing Whole disk encryption

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