Stalking and technology-facilitated abuse is when a perpetrator uses technology as a tool to monitor and harm someone. This can include things like tracking location, sending harassing texts, and threatening to share abusive images. Some of the common technologies that are used as tools of abuse are devices and accounts. This handout has [...]

We live in a world of constant technology use and lots of sharing. Technology has made it easier for families, friends, co-workers, and long-lost classmates to connect, and our online lives have become just as important to us as our offline ones. But what you share doesn’t always stay within those circles and [...]

Harassment via phone calls, text messages, and other communication platforms is a very common tactic of abuse. There are a variety of ways to address this type of harassment, and it depends on what you want to do. Most survivors of domestic and family violence just want the harassment to stop, while other [...]

Survivors’safety and privacy is often compromised by abusers who misuse Technology and survivors’ personal information. As frontline workers, it is important that we take the time to educate ourselves and our clients about the various ways stalking, tracking, and monitoring happens through technology. The following information will help you and the survivor think through [...]

Perpetrators will often misuse technology to further abuse and control their victims. misuse of technology could include monitoring technology use (including computers or smartphones), sending multiple unwanted or threatening text messages or voicemail messages, or posting negative comments or images of the survivor online. In some cases, how technology is misused to harass [...]

This document contains general information, tips and suggestions about safety planning around technology abuse with victims of domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and trafficking. For more specific safety planning strategies, please consult one of our safety planning guides for a particular technology or situation, and speak with a local support worker, frontline worker [...]

Security cameras and home surveillance systems have become more affordable, easy to install, and more commonplace. The intended purpose is to increase safety by deterring crime, or by capturing evidence that can be used to prove a crime. Although current research[i] is mixed about whether or not video surveillance truly reduces all forms [...]