Edward Snowden has launched a new security Android app that can help citizens who would like to monitor their belonging when they aren't around.
The app, Haven was released in partnership with The Guardian Project. It uses the sensor, accelerometer, of your smartphone's to detect the movement of the device and surrounding vibrations, camera to track movements of objects in view, microphones to track noises in the environment, ambient light sensors to track changes in the lights and power to check if the phone was unplugged or the power cut.
“Haven detects changes in the environment using the sensors in a typical smartphone—the camera, microphone, gyroscope, accelerometer, ambient light, USB power—to alert you if anyone enters your space or attempts to tamper with your devices while you aren’t there,” said the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
The software is not designed to be installed on your main Android phone, but install this on a burner phone with a SIM card. It then configures to log all the information and send notifications to a number, over a secure channel like Signal or Tor with end-to-end encryption.
Haven turns any Android phone into a motion, sound, vibration and light detector, watching for unexpected guests and unwanted intruders,” said the Guardian Project.
“You can position the device’s camera to capture visible motion, or set your phone somewhere discreet to just listen for noises. Get secure notifications of intrusion events instantly and access the logs remotely or any time later.”
This app is currently only available for Android devices, but they will soon launch an iOS version of the app in the future.
The app, Haven was released in partnership with The Guardian Project. It uses the sensor, accelerometer, of your smartphone's to detect the movement of the device and surrounding vibrations, camera to track movements of objects in view, microphones to track noises in the environment, ambient light sensors to track changes in the lights and power to check if the phone was unplugged or the power cut.
“Haven detects changes in the environment using the sensors in a typical smartphone—the camera, microphone, gyroscope, accelerometer, ambient light, USB power—to alert you if anyone enters your space or attempts to tamper with your devices while you aren’t there,” said the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
The software is not designed to be installed on your main Android phone, but install this on a burner phone with a SIM card. It then configures to log all the information and send notifications to a number, over a secure channel like Signal or Tor with end-to-end encryption.
Haven turns any Android phone into a motion, sound, vibration and light detector, watching for unexpected guests and unwanted intruders,” said the Guardian Project.
“You can position the device’s camera to capture visible motion, or set your phone somewhere discreet to just listen for noises. Get secure notifications of intrusion events instantly and access the logs remotely or any time later.”
This app is currently only available for Android devices, but they will soon launch an iOS version of the app in the future.