Media sharing
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- Released in version: 0.1
- Also called: "Incident media"
After sending an alert with Buoy or responding to Buoy alerts, you can use Buoy's incident media sharing features to record videos, audio recordings, or take still pictures and quickly share that media with other responders. "Sharing" sends a copy of the recording(s) to the Buoy instance you’re using. This means that even if something bad happens to your phone, e.g., it is damaged or confiscated, a copy of the video/audio/picture you recorded will exist on a different, remote computer for safe-keeping.
Sharing recorded media also means the files are immediately available to other Team members who have responded to the alert. This way, responders who arrive on-scene can document the incident, and also provide context in the form of video clips to responders who are still en-route, so that they know what they’re getting into.
ℹ️ This feature is similar to how the ACLU Mobile Justice apps work. However, unlike the ACLU Mobile Justice app, any recordings you make with Buoy are immediately available to any responders involved in the incident with which you associated the recording. This means more copies of the recording, which makes it that much harder for authorities to suppress the recording. Additionally, Buoy's peer-review model does not rely on any trusted authority, even one as trustworthy as the ACLU.
This page documents Buoy's incident media sharing interface, features, and capabilities.
Here is a screenshot showing that tapping the downwards-pointing arrow next to the “Upload media” button reveals any media attached to the incident that was previously uploaded by responders:
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