Stay Loud, Stay Safe.

Project Advisor: Haakon Faste, Christina Tran, Aynne Valencia, Kristian Simsarian

PrivacyButler is a mobile application that makes social activists less likely to be targeted by big corporations and the government via securing their online presence.

Date: Spet 2016 - May 2017
Skills Developed: UI Design, Branding,
Learnings:
• Learned how to analyze brand personality
• Honed UI design with tools including Sketch, inVision, and illustrator
• Created an APP that unified the visual styles and screen sizes
• Watch my presentation

THE IMPACT

PrivacyButler gives activists in America the ability to freely express their opinions without the fear of being targeted or unlawfully suppressed. PrivacyButler offers activists a private channel to publish a variety of posts on social media, tools to obscure other activists’ or victims’ faces, and technology to hide personal contact information.

My process in the field:

THE CONCEPT

Through social media, where most activists speak up, PrivacyButler obscures faces in shared photos, shares posts and follows people anonymously, and reminds them to privatize their personal information on their social media accounts. It automates many security practices frequently ignored.

Designing for social activists Who are frequently being targeted by the government simply because they hold opposing views. After talking to this group and participating in their events, I found that organizers of social movements are well protected, but their members lack proper protection. The members either do not put forth effort or are not aware of the methods of privacy protection.
Designing for social activists Who are frequently being targeted by the government simply because they hold opposing views. After talking to this group and participating in their events, I found that organizers of social movements are well protected, but their members lack proper protection. The members either do not put forth effort or are not aware of the methods of privacy protection.

THE EXPERIENCE

	Share posts with the people you only want to share with. Location Blur shows where you are protesting but not your exact location.
	Obscure faces of those standing by your side or automatically obscure faces. Privatize personal information on social networks such as your address and contact info.
Obscure faces of those standing by your side or automatically obscure faces. Privatize personal information on social networks such as your address and contact info.
	Protest protection mode will help you speed up the safe posting process.
	Protest protection mode will help you speed up the safe posting process.
Follow people without exposing your connections because NSA will target people based on their connections with targeted people.
	Tips and tools help you better prepare for your daily life and events and better protect your other communication.
	More \| Customization Customize your protection mode Customize your VPN Monitor background data Contact ACLU experts.
More \| Customization Customize your protection mode Customize your VPN Monitor background data Contact ACLU experts.

PRESENTATION

APPENDIX

Research information is from: Interviewing users and privacy experts
Photos are from internet + photos that I documented