Technology Safety

Managed by the Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence external link, opens in a new tab(NNEDV), this blog discusses technology, privacy, and safety in the context of intimate partner⁠ (partner: In a sexual context, a person with whom someone is having some kind of sex. The term “partner” can be used for all kinds of relationships, not just serious ones. “Partner” can also mean the person someone is with in a romantic or familial partnership.) violence, sexual assault⁠ (sexual assault: When someone is attacked, or attacks someone else, in a sexual way.) , and violence against women. It includes resources for survivors or those in unsafe situations to both use technology to protect themselves and to spot when technology is being used as part of the abuse⁠ (abuse: Purposeful harm or mistreatment of another person, which can be verbal, emotional, physical or sexual. An ongoing pattern or cycle of such mistreatment or harm can characterize an abusive relationship.) .