Encrypted itinerary vault
Flights, lodging, fixers, planned movements, and emergency documents live in one encrypted record — visible only to you and the contacts you name.
Personal safety system for field reporting
Know someone always knows where you are.
FieldSafe keeps a private itinerary, a scheduled check-in, and a trusted contact quietly watching your back on every trip into a higher-risk environment — so if something goes wrong, help starts moving before you have to ask.
Built for individual journalists — not newsroom IT, not an org-wide platform.
Active trip
Kharkiv Field Reporting
All clear
Last check-in: Kharkiv, near central district
Next check-in due in
4h 12m
How it works
Four quiet systems, always running underneath the trip.
FieldSafe isn't a checklist you read once before you leave. It's an active system that stays with you for the length of the assignment.
Scheduled check-ins & alerts
You set the rhythm — every few hours or once a day. A missed check-in quietly starts an alert flow to your designated contact, without you doing anything.
Location-specific risk briefings
Before you land, get a plain-language briefing for that region — checkpoints, common scams, areas to avoid at night, and local emergency numbers.
Source-protection checklist
A working checklist for device hygiene, encrypted messaging, and border-crossing prep — so a source's identity stays protected even if your phone doesn't come home with you.
Worked example
What a missed check-in actually looks like.
A realistic six-day reporting trip, and the exact sequence FieldSafe follows if a check-in doesn't come in on time.
The trip
A freelance reporter covering displacement camps along a contested border, filing for two outlets over six days.
- Assignment
- Border-region reporting, 6 days
- Check-in schedule
- Every 6 hours, 07:00–23:00 local
- Trusted contact
- Editor + partner (both notified)
- Check-in method
- One tap in-app, or SMS keyword
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13:00 — Check-in window opens Reminder sent
A quiet reminder appears. One tap confirms location and status — takes about five seconds.
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13:45 — 45 minutes overdue Grace period ends, first alert sent
No check-in received. FieldSafe sends a low-key notice to the editor and partner: "No check-in yet — usually not a concern, but flagging it."
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14:30 — 90 minutes overdue Second alert, last known location shared
Contacts receive the last confirmed location and itinerary details for that day, along with any planned next stop.
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16:00 — 3 hours overdue Escalation stage
Contacts are prompted with a decision checklist: reach local fixer, contact outlet security lead, or notify local authorities — with all itinerary and contact details already in hand.
Privacy by design
Your itinerary is yours. We just help the right people see it at the right moment.
FieldSafe exists to protect journalists, which means it has to earn the same trust a source would ask of you.
Encrypted end to end
Itinerary and check-in data are encrypted in storage and in transit. There's no plain-text copy sitting on a shared drive.
Only you and your named contacts
No newsroom admin panel, no organization-wide visibility. You choose exactly who can see your trip and check-in status.
Never shared or sold
No advertising, no data brokers, no analytics resale. Your trip data is used only to run the check-in system you set up.
Deletable anytime
End a trip and delete its record completely — itinerary, check-in history, and briefings — with no retention beyond what you choose.
Who it's for
Built around one person's trip, not an organization's roster.
FieldSafe is sized for the individual reporter making the call about where to go and who should know.
Field journalists
Staff reporters on assignment
Heading into conflict zones, hostile jurisdictions, or high-crime regions on a defined reporting trip.
Freelance reporters
Independent, without a newsroom safety desk
Freelancers who need their own check-in system instead of relying on an outlet's internal security team.
Documentary crews
Small crews working in higher-risk locations
Producers and camera operators coordinating their own check-ins alongside a reporter or director.
Early access
Get on the list before your next assignment.
FieldSafe is in early access. Tell us about your typical trips and we'll reach out as check-in scheduling and risk briefings open up for your region.
You're on the list.
We'll reach out at your email as early access opens for your region. Thanks for trusting us with this.