The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) began as a nonprofit in 2006 with a focus on creating open source software to ensure that emerging video technologies were accessible to all. Today, we are still very much a mission-focused nonprofit; however, since getting our start, we have witnessed major shifts in the computing landscape that have led … Continue reading Why We are Closing Amara’s Source Code
GDPR-Informed Updates to our Policies and Services
We are working hard to continue to earn your trust with the way we treat and protect your personal information. To that end we’ve updated the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that apply to Amara (an initiative of the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation), for all users globally. They are more user-friendly and comply with … Continue reading GDPR-Informed Updates to our Policies and Services
Security Notification
On May 8, 2018, we discovered an unauthorized login to an email list website hosted by PCF. The website contained a list of email addresses which belong to a subset of Amara users, as well as others registered for PCF email updates. We are notifying users of this breach because it’s possible the attacker gained … Continue reading Security Notification