Cyber Bodyguard

Everyone Has the Right to Security

Our world is becoming more unstable and unpredictable each year. Everyday occurrences now include rampant crime and terrorism, financial crises, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, civil unrest, and wars. Unfortunately, governments around the world are struggling more and more to fulfill their duties in ensuring the safety of their citizens. It's no wonder that rich individuals protect themselves by hiring bodyguards, building shelters, owning self-sufficient yachts, consulting expensive experts, and establishing influential connections. But what about ordinary people like us, who lack money and connections? Are we destined to live in fear and rely solely on luck?

But imagine this: you have a reliable friend and assistant, and not just any assistant, but a whole personal security service. It includes a lawyer, a financial analyst, a private detective, and many others. They accompany you everywhere, monitoring threats to you and your loved ones 24/7. They help you avoid major and minor troubles, and if you do find yourself in trouble, they assist you in minimizing the damage.

Here's just a glimpse of what they can do for you:

• Persuade you not to travel to areas where epidemics or wars might break out soon.
• Advise you to quickly withdraw money from a bank in financial trouble.
• Protect you from criminals and individuals who behave inappropriately.
• Instantly alert you and provide guidance in case of nearby technological disasters.
• Help you safely leave areas affected by civil unrest, quarantine, or military actions.
• Notify parents about their child's dangerous interests or acquaintances.
• Call for help when someone's health or life is in danger, but they are unable to seek help themselves due to certain reasons.

Security Service in Your Pocket

But who will serve as this assistant? No, it won't be a muscular thug accompanying and protecting you at all times (though we might reach that point in the future). The role of your protector will be taken on by a powerful specialized AI located in the cloud, and you will interact with it through a regular smartphone.

Is that enough to live a secure lifestyle? We firmly believe it is. In life, your mind often achieves more than brute strength. After all, what good is a shelter if you don't know when to use it? And what if your shelter unexpectedly finds itself in the midst of a disaster? On the other hand, if you can anticipate problems in advance, perhaps you won't need the shelter as much?

Our concept of personal security revolves around seven key principles:

• Prevention is more cost-effective than treatment. Knowing about a danger in advance, avoiding it, or preparing for it is much better than dealing with the aftermath.
• Not all threats can be predicted with certainty. If it's still impossible to avoid a dangerous situation, it is crucial to learn about it as early as possible.
• To navigate a hazardous situation successfully, you need constant access to accurate and up-to-date information about the environment. Ideally, this information should come in the form of hints and ready-made solutions since time constraints and panic increase the chances of errors.
• In many situations, it's advantageous to escape not alone but in cooperation with others facing the same risks. The ability to quickly find and communicate with them significantly improves the chances of survival.
• There are millions of compassionate people in the world willing to help those in danger or distress. The effectiveness of their efforts can be greatly enhanced with a mechanism that optimizes the logistics of this assistance.
• Often, the best defense is a good offense. If the threat comes from an individual or an organization, the internet provides ample opportunities to counter the adversary - from finding their vulnerabilities to organizing information operations against them.
• If you still can't do without the help of "muscular thugs," the role they often play can be taken over by the state machine. The problem is that it is extremely complex and unwieldy. In order for an ordinary person to effectively utilize it to protect their interests, an intermediary is necessary. In the past, lawyers fulfilled this role, but now it can be successfully replaced by a computer.

Beyond the Surface

How will the Service be organized internally? At the core of any security system lies intelligence gathering. That's why "Cyber Bodyguard" will be built on the kernel developed for the "Your Personal Intelligence Service." Additionally, it is intended to be closely integrated with the "Justice for All" service, which will provide legal support to users and strictly monitor to ensure that "Bodyguard" is not used for unlawful activities or actions that threaten national security and personal privacy.

Users will interact with the core of the system through a dedicated application installed on their smartphones. This choice is justified by the widespread ownership of smartphones, their constant accessibility, and their significant autonomy.

Let's walk through a typical scenario of using the Service. At the beginning of using the application, the user creates an account and performs the initial system setup, which includes:

• Creating a list of protected objects.
• Defining a list of threats based on pre-made templates or custom ones.
• Specifying the information that the system can collect about the protected objects.

After setting up, users activate the protection and carry on with their daily activities. The mobile application establishes a connection with the cloud-based core of the system, which collects and analyzes data for a certain period before actively protecting the user and their loved ones.

Users can interact with the Service in two primary ways (which can be combined):

• They can fully rely on the "Bodyguard," allowing it to monitor threats and respond to alarms and instructions passively.
• They can actively engage with the "Bodyguard," providing input and seeking security advice through free-form dialogue.

Let's explore the specific capabilities of the application:

• Displaying short-term, medium-term, and long-term forecasts for each threat.
• Informing the user about the current security level of each protected object and providing tips to improve security.
• Sending alert signals in case the likelihood of a threat occurring is critically high or if a dangerous situation has already occurred.
• Displaying real-time summaries, informing the user about the development of a dangerous situation.
• Providing tips and action plans to navigate through a dangerous situation.
• Assisting in finding "companions in adversity" and establishing and maintaining communication with them.
• Displaying information about the resources currently provided by volunteers and facilitating user requests to volunteers for resource assistance.
• Continuously monitoring the protected object within the permissions granted by the user and relaying information to the core.

However, it's important to note that the smartphone is merely a supportive component. The primary work will be carried out by the cloud-based core. Let's highlight its main functions:

• Continuous collection of data from millions of sources, including public, semi-public, and our own informant network.
• Initial analysis of the collected information, evaluating its relevance to the list of tracked threats.
• Analysis of the selected information based on intelligence techniques; creating an operational picture for each of the tracked threats.
• Assessing the risks of the tracked threats and making forecasts about the development of dangerous situations.
• Timely detection of hazardous situations; identifying the intended recipients for notifications; creating targeted messages to help them react promptly and successfully navigate the dangerous situation.
• Identifying the current needs of users who find themselves in a dangerous situation; analyzing available human and material resources, distributing them among users; facilitating optimal interaction between users and volunteers.
• Developing and implementing information operations aimed at countering threats or seeking assistance from society and the government.

Special attention will be given to the Service's functioning during communication problems, as emergencies can disrupt communication infrastructure.

Several basic scenarios are outlined: a stable internet connection; unstable internet connection; only voice communication and/or SMS available; no communication at all. Each scenario will have a separate protocol for interaction between the mobile application and the core.

To anticipate communication issues, the system will proactively preload information into the application. The amount and content of this information will be determined based on short-term situation forecasts and the current quality of the connection. The preloaded information will include reference materials that may be useful to the user when exiting a threatening situation, as well as standard action templates that the application can use to support the user's decision-making process. Additionally, in the event of communication problems within the application, a direct search for other users' applications via wi-fi will be available, allowing data exchange in a peer-to-peer mode. In this scenario, the most "informed" application will be able to share information with others.

However, all of this does not mean that if communication is lost, the user will be left alone with their smartphone and their problems. If communication with the user is lost, the core system itself will assess the situation, determine the level of threat, and if necessary, mobilize all available resources to provide the user with the assistance necessary for their rescue.

On the Issue of Trust

Wait, skeptics might say, but a bodyguard is someone a person should trust almost as much as themselves. Why should people entrust their most valuable possession—their safety and the safety of their loved ones—to some cloud service? How can we be sure that the "Bodyguard" won't let us down at the most inconvenient moment? What if the system itself becomes a tool for surveillance of its users? And finally, what if due to the incompetence, recklessness, or malicious intent of the developers, the machine goes out of control and brings about a great deal of trouble, just like they predict in Hollywood movies?

We understand and share these concerns.

We propose a solution through the implementation of the concept of "Open Services." The core idea is that all online services (and technologies in a broader sense) that hold significant social value should be placed under the full and direct control of their users. Throughout human history, direct democracy has proven to be the best way to protect against abuses in any field. Ultimately, the people are always right, and it is the people who should determine the direction of technological development and how these technologies are used.

Unfortunately, the current trend in technology is the opposite, with control concentrated in the hands of investors, corporate management, and government officials, rather than the users themselves. In the past, when technology didn't play such a prominent role in our lives, we may have accepted this situation. However, with the growing discussions about machines potentially replacing humans in various aspects of life, even potentially enslaving them, it is time to change the rules of the game.

One of the main objectives of this project is to demonstrate in practice that the concept of Open Services is effective, setting new trends in technological development.

How Can You Support Us?

We appeal to:

• Everyone who values a secure way of life.
• Individuals who recognize the crucial significance of making technology accessible to all.
• Executives of organizations seeking to incorporate our developments into their initiatives without restriction.

The realization of such complex projects relies on widespread support. Therefore, our first step is to raise awareness among as many people as possible about our ideas. Share information about the project with your friends and acquaintances. Publish it on your platforms or in communities you belong to. Help us catch the attention of influential figures. Translate the information into other languages.

If you possess skills that can contribute to the project's implementation, join our team. Share your knowledge and experience with us.

And, of course, provide financial support for the project. It currently exists as an idea, and there is an immense amount of work ahead. Remember, great things begin with small steps. Every dollar we collect brings us closer to turning this idea into reality. Let's show everyone that together we are a force capable of accumulating significant resources to solve serious problems, and let's gather an amount sufficient to give a confident start to the project.

Take action now and be a part of the project's foundation, making our lives more free and just together!