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Expose
We uncover what powerful institutions try to hide: abuses of power, disappearances, hidden agendas, and rights violations.
A Cross-Disciplinary Team of Experts
Lighting the dark.
Exposing the truth.
Resisting fascism.
Kreisau Group builds and supports projects that document abuse, reveal hidden systems of power, and connect people defending civil liberties.
Video from the Eyes Up app
Our mission
We Shine Light Where Others Won't.
We are a technology-driven group focused on exposing injustice, defending human rights, and building resilient tools for people living under increasingly authoritarian systems.
What we do
We design, build, and support technology that:
- Documents and preserves evidence of state and corporate abuse.
- Protects people sharing sensitive information from retaliation.
- Connects communities, organizers, and journalists with verified data.
- Amplifies efforts that expand democracy and constrain fascism.
Inspired by the original Kreisau Circle.
We take our name from a resistance network that opposed Nazi rule through careful documentation, quiet planning, and principled action. Our work is a modern continuation of that ethic: thoughtful, grounded, and relentlessly opposed to fascism.
We take our name from a resistance network that opposed Nazi rule through careful documentation, quiet planning, and principled action. Our work is a modern continuation of that ethic: thoughtful, grounded, and relentlessly opposed to fascism.
Flagship project
Eyes Up
A secure mobile platform for documenting ICE activity, police encounters, and other state violence—built to survive confiscated phones, network disruptions, and intimidation.
Built & maintained by Kreisau Group
Witness, record, and preserve—without giving up your safety.
Eyes Up lets people capture time-stamped, location-aware recordings that are uploaded safely even if their device is seized or destroyed. Data is stored with a privacy-first architecture and routed into a larger evidence network for journalists, advocates, and legal teams.
Footage of law enforcement activity in the United States
Press
Where our work has appeared
“Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up”
“Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses”
“Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests”
“Big Tech is Silencing the ICE Watchers. Plus, Why a Scholar of Antifa Fled the Country.”
“ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon”
“Apple killing ICE watching apps is the right business decision, but the wrong moral one”
Operating principles
Technology with a conscience
Every project is grounded in three commitments: expose the harm, illuminate the system, and connect the people who can act.
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Illuminate
We translate raw documentation into useful tools that ordinary people, journalists, and advocates can actually use.
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Connect
We link those who have proof with those who can apply pressure: newsroom partners, legal teams, and community organizers.
Contact
Get in touch
For collaboration, security-conscious introductions, or press inquiries, reach out using the channels below. We respond first to requests related to active threats and ongoing investigations.
General & collaboration
Email: [email protected]
Press & media
Email: [email protected]
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