Founded in 2009, Guardian Project is a global collective of designers, trainers, researchers, and developers building open software to enhance privacy and security for all. Our mission is to push the boundaries of mobile and privacy-enhancing technologies. Through this, we work to give people a voice, enhance safety, ensure authenticity, and provide access to knowledge regardless of location or connectivity.
Guardian Project stands as one of the most impactful efforts in mobile security and digital rights. By focusing on open-source, user-friendly, and accessible tools, we have helped millions stay safe online and protect their personal freedoms. Our original vision has not only shaped the mobile security landscape but has also inspired countless other privacy initiatives.
From Why Free, Libre and Open-Source Software is Essential for Internet Freedom | Guardian Project :
Free, libre and open-source software (FLOSS) is a core value of Guardian Project’s work, not a stylistic preference or a marketing line. Everything we produce, write, and create is meant to be accessible, transparent, and auditable. That commitment rests on a fundamental conviction: defending privacy and security in a human rights context using proprietary, commercial software is antithetical to the mission. You cannot ask people to trust their lives, their reporting, or their organizing to tools they are not allowed to inspect.