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		<p><b><h3 class="textTeal">Empowering eyewitnesses to preserve truth to power</h3></b>
			<br><i>Anyone with a phone can expose global injustice. 
			<br>OpenArchive helps history’s first responders safely store, verify, and share critical evidence. 
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			<p><h2 class="textGray">Who We Are</h2></p>
			<p>We are a team of archival activists collaborating with human rights defenders, eyewitnesses, and at-risk communities to 
				create responsive, secure, and ethical archiving technologies to advance justice and accountability.
				<br>Meet our team <a href="https://open-archive.org/team/">here</a>.</p>
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			<p><h2>What We Do</h2></p>

			<p>We conduct co-research with at-risk communities using the <a href="https://humanrightscentered.design">human rights centered design methodology</a>, build tools, and create guides that advance human rights every day.
				<br>Learn more about our work <a href="https://open-archive.org/about/">here</a>.</p>
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			<h2 class="textWhite">What We've Made</h2>
			<h3 class="saveHeader"><a target="_blank" href="https://open-archive.org/Save-Launch/"><b><i>Save</i></b></a></h3>
			<h4 class="saveSubheader"><b><i>S</i></b>hare · <b><i>A</i></b>rchive · <b><i>V</i></b>erify · <b><i>E</i></b>ncrypt</i></h4>
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			<p><b><i>Save</i></b> is our secure mobile media archiving app for 
				<br>citizen reporters and eyewitnesses.
				<br> Watch for our new android app, coming soon!</p>
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			  <ul><li>Uploads your verified media to your own secure server such as <a href="https://nextcloud.com/" target="_blank">Nextcloud</a>, <a href="https://archive.org/" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a>, or <a href="https://dropbox.com/" target="_blank">DropBox</a>.</li>
          <li>Enables you to grant access to your shared media and communicate your intentions for future use by easily generating a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a> license, allowing others to reuse or remix it.</li></ul>


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				<ul><li>Keeps your media safe and organized for the long-term by saving multiple copies on different, secure servers not controlled by corporate interests.</li>
          <li>Creates in-app project folders that map to your personal or organizational media archive.</li></ul>
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          <ul><li>Authenticates and verifies your media with sha256 hashes and optional <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/org.witness.proofmode/" target="_blank">Proofmode</a>.</li>
		  <li>Captures and includes critical metadata like notes, people, and location with each upload.</li></ul>
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	<ul><li>Automatically uploads over TLS (Transport Layer Security) to protect your media in-transit.</li>
          <li>To further enhance security, install <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/" target="_blank">Orbot on Android</a> (aka <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank">Tor</a> for mobile) to prevent interception of your media as it travels from your phone to its destination.</li>
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