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Social VR platforms like VRChat and Rec Room have become popular in recent years. Many teenagers utilize these platforms to make friends and play games. Are these platforms safe for them? Read more
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Social VR platforms like VRChat and Rec Room have become popular in recent years. Many teenagers utilize these platforms to make friends and play games. Are these platforms safe for them? Read more
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Our smartphones have a lot of details about our lives, including where we go to, who we communicate to, etc. There are auction websites where users can bid for Smartphones. Do those Smartphones still have the data from their previous owner? Read more
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Do you own a smart home device like a voice assistant, smart doorbell or thermostat? Do you share these devices or do other people have physical access to them? Have you been concerned about your data being accessed by others? Read more
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Bluetooth trackers like Apple AirTags, Tile trackers, Samsung SmartTags and Chipolo trackers are widely available. These devices are marketed for people to keep track of their belongings. However, it has been reported how these devices are being misused to stalk people. Read more
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Apple announced a new feature for iPhones called Safety Check. This feature will be useful for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) as it can allow them to stop sharing their location with anyone, including an abusive partner. This video shows how to find and use Safety Check on an iPhone. It is important to keep in mind that Safety Check will be available worldwide with the launch of iOS 16 around September 2022. Read more
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Abusers in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) misuse various technologies to surveil and harass their victims. Some of these technologies include mobile apps and Smart Home devices. Recently, anti-virus apps have improved their detection of stalkerware, a term that refers to spyware apps used in IPV. Nevertheless, there are other types of apps of concern for IPV survivors: dual-use apps (i.e., apps that have a legitimate purpose like Google Maps that have features such as location sharing that could be abused by someone to monitor others). Read more
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Social VR platforms like VRChat and Rec Room have become popular in recent years. Many teenagers utilize these platforms to make friends and play games. Are these platforms safe for them? Read more
Published:
Our smartphones have a lot of details about our lives, including where we go to, who we communicate to, etc. There are auction websites where users can bid for Smartphones. Do those Smartphones still have the data from their previous owner? Read more
Published:
Do you own a smart home device like a voice assistant, smart doorbell or thermostat? Do you share these devices or do other people have physical access to them? Have you been concerned about your data being accessed by others? Read more
Published:
Bluetooth trackers like Apple AirTags, Tile trackers, Samsung SmartTags and Chipolo trackers are widely available. These devices are marketed for people to keep track of their belongings. However, it has been reported how these devices are being misused to stalk people. Read more
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Abusers in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) misuse various technologies to surveil and harass their victims. Some of these technologies include mobile apps and Smart Home devices. Recently, anti-virus apps have improved their detection of stalkerware, a term that refers to spyware apps used in IPV. Nevertheless, there are other types of apps of concern for IPV survivors: dual-use apps (i.e., apps that have a legitimate purpose like Google Maps that have features such as location sharing that could be abused by someone to monitor others). Read more
Published:
Apple announced a new feature for iPhones called Safety Check. This feature will be useful for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) as it can allow them to stop sharing their location with anyone, including an abusive partner. This video shows how to find and use Safety Check on an iPhone. It is important to keep in mind that Safety Check will be available worldwide with the launch of iOS 16 around September 2022. Read more
Published:
Bluetooth trackers like Apple AirTags, Tile trackers, Samsung SmartTags and Chipolo trackers are widely available. These devices are marketed for people to keep track of their belongings. However, it has been reported how these devices are being misused to stalk people. Read more
Published:
Abusers in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) misuse various technologies to surveil and harass their victims. Some of these technologies include mobile apps and Smart Home devices. Recently, anti-virus apps have improved their detection of stalkerware, a term that refers to spyware apps used in IPV. Nevertheless, there are other types of apps of concern for IPV survivors: dual-use apps (i.e., apps that have a legitimate purpose like Google Maps that have features such as location sharing that could be abused by someone to monitor others). Read more
Published:
Apple announced a new feature for iPhones called Safety Check. This feature will be useful for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) as it can allow them to stop sharing their location with anyone, including an abusive partner. This video shows how to find and use Safety Check on an iPhone. It is important to keep in mind that Safety Check will be available worldwide with the launch of iOS 16 around September 2022. Read more
Published:
Our smartphones have a lot of details about our lives, including where we go to, who we communicate to, etc. There are auction websites where users can bid for Smartphones. Do those Smartphones still have the data from their previous owner? Read more
Published:
Do you own a smart home device like a voice assistant, smart doorbell or thermostat? Do you share these devices or do other people have physical access to them? Have you been concerned about your data being accessed by others? Read more
Published:
Social VR platforms like VRChat and Rec Room have become popular in recent years. Many teenagers utilize these platforms to make friends and play games. Are these platforms safe for them? Read more