Whatever happens to the phone — seized, smashed, or coerced — the footage reaches a trusted contact. Built for journalists and activists in dangerous environments.
When a phone is seized or destroyed, critical footage is lost forever.
Reporters and activists operating in hostile environments face a constant threat: their own devices can be taken, smashed, or coerced out of their hands. Traditional recording apps offer no protection — once the phone is compromised, the evidence disappears with it.
Sting Ops was built to solve this. By uploading footage to the cloud in real-time, it ensures that no matter what happens to the device, the story survives.
A safety app designed for journalists and activists operating in dangerous environments.
Sting Ops records video and continuously uploads short segments to the cloud in real-time. Even if the phone is seized, destroyed, or the user is coerced into stopping, the evidence has already been backed up.
The app uses a dual-encoder system: a lightweight encoder for instant cloud upload and a high-quality encoder for local archival. Three independent safety triggers ensure evidence reaches trusted contacts under any circumstances.
Records 2-second video segments and uploads each one independently to the cloud as it is produced. The server is never more than one segment behind live action.
Enter a fake stop code under coercion. The app appears to shut down while a foreground service quietly finishes uploading remaining segments. Recipients are alerted immediately.
If heartbeats stop — phone destroyed, battery killed, or user unable to act — a cloud function detects the silence and automatically notifies trusted contacts.
Simultaneously produces a lightweight segment for instant upload and a high-quality recording for local archival, both from the same camera feed.
Alert emails with signed links are sent immediately. Full recordings are assembled server-side and delivered via email with 7-day expiry signed URLs.
Available in English, Hindi, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Indonesian, and Swahili.
Start recording with a single tap. The app captures video and continuously uploads 2-second segments to the cloud in the background.
Use the correct code to safely stop, enter a duress code under coercion, or let the Dead Man's Switch activate automatically if the phone goes silent.
Trusted contacts receive an instant alert email with signed links to the footage. Full recordings are assembled and delivered automatically.
Available on Android. Free to use with a 30-minute monthly quota.