Safer Internet Day: Tech Safety is Survivor Safety 

Technology plays a huge role in our daily lives, and for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), it can be used to cause serious harm. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence can involve using digital tools to monitor, harass, threaten, or control someone. This can involve tracking, accessing accounts without consent, impersonation, or ongoing digital harassment. As technology changes, so do the ways…

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January is Stalking Awareness Month: Understanding Stalking in the Digital Age

January is Stalking Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about a form of abuse that is often hidden, minimized, or misunderstood. Stalking is about control, fear, and ongoing harm. In today’s world, technology has made stalking easier to carry out and harder to escape.  What is Stalking?  Stalking is a pattern of repeated, unwanted behaviour that causes someone to…

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Launch of the Updated Tech Safety Toolkit

Technology is part of our daily lives, and it changes fast. These changes can help people stay safe, but they can also be used to cause harm. New apps, devices, and websites can give survivors more control, but they also bring risks like spying, pretending to be someone else, harassment, and breaking into accounts. That is why…

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