[HacktionLab] Smartphone privacy & domestic violence

[sam at bristolwireless.net]

Hi all

Sounds like a worthwhile project.

This pretty comprehensive cyberstalking resource already exists:
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001400120002&sectionTitle=Digital+stalking

So maybe worth reviewing/ contacting the author with any suggestions  
to update?

Thanks

Sam



Quoting Mick Clearerchannel <mickfuzz at clearerchannel.org>:

> bit of a coincidence here.
> I just gave a copy of tech tools to someone who has been working in this
> area for ages.
>
> she really liked the approach of tt4a and is incorporating the guide
> into the work she is now doing with young people.
>
> i'll forward your email
> nice one
> mick
>
> On 18/09/14 00:08, penguin wrote:
>> Reflecting on my previous message (below, because top posting rules),
>> would any people on this list be up for a project to develop some
>> practical guidance for organisations (and their clients) that work
>> with people who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual abuse?
>>
>> In my head, such guidance would be a marriage of three things ...
>> 1. A good tech understanding of the risks of this type of
>> cyberstalking,, and how to mitigate those risks.
>> 2. Being able to convey point 1 in, as far as is possible, a
>> non-techie way.
>> 3. Ensuring that both points 1 & 2 do not in any way come over as
>> victim blaming.
>>
>> I can do a lot on points 2&3 (but would welcome others getting
>> involved as well). I'm far less confident on my abilities on point 1 -
>> which is a requirement to developing point 2.
>>
>> Anybody interested in such a project?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> G
>>
>> On 17/09/14 22:46, penguin wrote:
>> > Thought this was an interesting & new (to me) reason why online
>> > privacy is so important, and why people need to know how to
>> > control their privacy.
>>
>> > Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims
>>
>> >
>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/09/15/346149979/smartphones-are-used-to-stalk-control-domestic-abuse-victims
>>
>> >  Extracts ...
>>
>> > You could call it Little Brother, though it's really more like
>> > husbands and wives, lovers and exes who secretly watch their
>> > partners — from a distance. They are cyberstalking — using digital
>> > tools that are a lot cheaper than hiring a private detective.
>>
>> > We found a trend: 85 percent of the shelters we surveyed say
>> > they're working directly with victims whose abusers tracked them
>> > using GPS. Seventy-five percent say they're working with victims
>> > whose abusers eavesdropped on their conversation remotely — using
>> > hidden mobile apps. And nearly half the shelters we surveyed have a
>> > policy against using Facebook on premises, because they are
>> > concerned a stalker can pinpoint location.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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