[HacktionLab] Smartphone privacy & domestic violence

[bou]

The best advice that comes to mind to a non-techie victim of this kind
is to ditch devices and get new ones. Or just ditch them.

Yes, security  can be expensive.
b.


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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