Exploring technology safety in the context of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and violence against women.
Managed by the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), this blog explores the intersection between technology, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and violence against women.
Safety Net focuses on the intersection of technology and abuse, and we work to address how that abuse impacts the safety, privacy, accessibility, and civil rights of survivors. Our team provides expert training and technical assistance, creates and disseminates resources, and influences conversations on technology abuse and safety globally. Safety Net is a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Encryption is the process of turning readable data to unreadable data. It can be used to protect survivors’, service providers’, and consumer companies’ data. When using an encrypted method for communicating, disclosures and requests for assistance that survivors share with others cannot be intercepted and read by anyone else. Encryption is critical to survivors’ privacy, safety, and self-determination.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 2:20pm ET (1:20pm CT/12:20pm MT/11:20am PT), every cell phone user nationwide will receive a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA). WEA tests are sent out by authorized government agencies to ensure that every cellphone can receive warnings about national emergencies such as natural disasters, public safety threats, and more.
Read MoreSeveral organizations have contacted Safety Net about recent changes in Zoom’s privacy policies, and we have followed much of the reporting about these changes and updates from Zoom. Achieving clarity on Zoom’s privacy policies is crucial since advocates and service providers often discuss confidential information that they are obliged to protect. Disclosure of that information could put survivors at risk, and the nature of AI models and training processes implies that confidential information could be exposed in unpredictable ways.
Read MoreManaged by the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), this blog explores the intersection of technology and privacy and intimate partner violence, sexual assault and violence against women.
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