Guardian Project (portfolio of privacy-focused apps and libraries)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Guardian Project provides secure apps, open-source software libraries, and customized solutions that help protect communications and data from unjust intrusion, interception and monitoring.
Target Customer
{"Activists","Journalists","Humanitarian organizations","Privacy-conscious individuals","Developers and teams seeking privacy-preserving tools"}
Key Differentiator
A long-standing open-source privacy portfolio with cross-platform tools and deep collaboration with privacy-focused partners (e.g., Tor Project, Article 19, F-Droid, Center for Digital Resilience). Includes off-grid/offline capabilities (ButterBox) and verifiable privacy features (ProofMode, IOCipher/SQLCipher).
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the provided content
Pain Points
- 1Protection from unjust intrusion, interception, and monitoring
- 2Secure, private communication and information-sharing
- 3Access to privacy-preserving, offline or off-grid solutions in resource-constrained environments
Key Features
- 1Orbot: Tor-powered proxy for Android (and contributions to Onion Browser for iOS)
- 2Círculo: safety/check-in/location sharing with alerts for small trusted circles
- 3ProofMode: Verified visuals for camera/photo integrity
- 4ButterBox: Raspberry Pi-based microserver with encrypted chat, maps, file sharing, offline access
- 5Matrix-based Convene for secure, private chat
- 6SQLCipher/IOCipher: encrypted databases and encrypted disks for secure data handling
- 7Wind: off-grid services for everyday people
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Enhanced privacy and security for communications and data
- 2Secure location sharing and emergency notifications within trusted groups
- 3Off-grid, offline access to apps and services
- 4Ability to verify authenticity of media (ProofMode)
- 5Secure helpdesk capabilities for humanitarian and human rights use cases
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open-source, privacy-preserving approach
- 2Strong partnerships with privacy-oriented organizations (Tor Project, Article 19, F-Droid, Center for Digital Resilience)
- 3Cross-platform coverage (Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi/off-grid options)
- 4Specialized tools for verification, secure messaging, and encrypted storage
- 5Longstanding experience (2009–present) in privacy and security tooling
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Circulo safety/check-in for at-risk individuals
Círculo provides secure location sharing, safety check-ins, alerts, and status updates within a small trusted circle; developed with Article 19’s Mexico City team to support people under threat of physical violence.
Convene: Matrix-based secure communications
Convene is a Matrix-based chat platform co-designed with human rights advocates and digital security trainers to support secure and private communication and sharing.
ButterBox: off-grid microserver for private apps
ButterBox is a self-contained microserver on Raspberry Pi offering an app store, encrypted chat, maps, and file sharing over WiFi, designed for off-grid, battery+solar powered operation in collaboration with the F-Droid team.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
An open-source initiative that develops secure, privacy-enhancing mobile applications and tools designed to protect communications and data across global users, including activists, journalists, and humanitarian workers.
Target Market
Activists, journalists, humanitarian organizations, privacy-conscious individuals and organizations worldwide; developers seeking privacy-preserving tools
Unique Value Proposition
Open-source, privacy-preserving mobile apps and libraries with extensive Tor integration, offline/off-grid capabilities, and collaboration with privacy-focused partners and human rights organizations
Technical Requirements
Platforms include Android and iOS (with Tor-based proxies and related tools); offline/off-grid capabilities exist (ButterBox on Raspberry Pi); includes encryption libraries (SQLCipher, IOCipher) and privacy-focused instruments (ProofMode, Matrix-based Convene)
Pricing Model
Free/open-source software; funded by donations and grants; partnerships noted (e.g., Open Tech Fund, Tor Project collaborations)
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