My Number ONE VOTE goes to ACLU-NJ Police Tape... If you do not download any other app... thats the one... (TheAntiMedia) One of the greatest things about the technological revolution is that it has granted us the ability to have more computing and communication power in our pocket than ever before. Your cell phone has more computing power than the Apollo spacecraft. Instead of downloading the latest emoticons or browsing for pictures of cats, maybe it’s time to update your phone with apps you really need. ACLU-NJ Police Tape Cost: Free The app, put out by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, gives users the ability to record audio and video at the touch of a button. It also contains some basic tips on handling police interactions. The app automatically hides itself once recording begins to enable clandestine recovering. When the recording is over, it allows it to be uploaded with a single click to prevent law enforcement from deleting the evidence. Tinfoil for Facebook Cost: Free Even those of us that are adamantly in opposition to government and corporate spying still end up being almost forced to use Facebook, even with their invasive permissions and spying. To help mitigate these concerns Daniel Velazco developed Tinfoil, an obvious reference to the tin foil hat we need because we’re concerned about our privacy. The app runs Facebook’s mobile site inside a quarantined area on your phone, keeping the cookies out and limiting Facebook’s ability to track you. Kitestring Cost: Free While technically not an app, it’s a service you need. Kitestring was developed as a “dead man’s switch.” It allows the user to set a time to check in by. If the user does not notify Kitestring that everything is ok, the program sends out text messages to selected people letting them know the situation. While the app is obviously useful for journalists who are on their way to meet with a source that might be a just a tad unstable, it’s also useful for anybody concerned about their safety. Let’s say that you’re going for a midnight stroll, simply let Kitestring know you’ll be back in 20 mins. If you don’t check in, your friends will know something’s wrong. At a protest and worried you might get arrested? Let Kitestring know, and you’re friends will know to show up with bail money once you don’t check in. The uses are only limited by your imagination. Peacekeeper Cost: $2.99 An emergency happens, you pick up the phone, and help is on the way. You didn’t dial 911 and it isn’t a police department that has shown itself to kill kids simply because they “don’t have time for this.” The people on their way are people you selected. It could be your neighbors, family members, or other activists. The app allows you to send out mass messages to citizens you trust. Police Scanner Cost: Free Police Scanner allows users to listen in on emergency services communications. It’s useful in any emergency situation to know where danger might be waiting. The app can also be useful during protests to monitor possible law enforcement aggression. This article is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to the author and TheAntiMedia.org. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive our latest articles.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 07:48:38 +0000
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