Whenever I start thinking that the only things technology really does well are
a) entertain people,
b) separate people from their money, and
c) inform people about itself,
someone kindly remind me about Martus. To quote from the web site, “Martus is a software tool that allows users to document incidents of [human rights] abuse by creating bulletins, uploading them at the earliest opportunity, and storing them on redundant servers located around the world.”
It’s even open source, so potential users can pore over the source code and confirm it’s secure (and isn’t copying your data to, say, the police).
I’ll be a happy man if I ever do anything half this useful.
