Crypto Startup “Zifra” Replies to the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s open letter - Chalmers Ventures

Crypto Startup “Zifra” Replies to the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s open letter

On 12/14/2016 the Freedom of the Press Foundation released an open letter to camera manufacturers around the globe. The letter urged for the introduction of encryption capabilities in cameras in order to protect material, sources and the photographers themselves.

The letter reads:
“Without encryption capabilities, photographs and footage that we take can be examined and searched by the police, military, and border agents in countries where we operate and travel, and the consequences can be dire.”

Zifra, a Swedish Crypto Startup from Chalmers University of Technology, was fast to answer the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s letter. They are working on a memory card, compatible with most cameras, that has the capability of encrypting pictures and video as it is being recorded. Zifra welcomes the initiative of Freedom of the Press Foundation and see it as an important step in providing adequate protection to photographers and journalists in the field.

Co-founder Fredrik Strömberg states:

“The letter underlines the same gap that our product addresses and it would be great to see some basic encryption built into cameras. Having said that, our product could provide journalists with a state of the art cryptographic solution, without the need of buying new expensive photo equipment.”

Anyone interested in their product can now sign up to a waiting list in order to get hold of the memory card when it is ready. Visit www.zifra.tech for more information.

 

Contact:
Victor Waldenstrom
Tel: +46733972975
Mail: victor@zifra.tech