5 years, 2 months ago

Three-quarters of domestic abuse victims trying to flee partner hit with ‘insidious’ technological abuse

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three in four domestic abuse victims have been exposed to “controlling, humiliating or monitoring” behaviour by their former partners using technology, new figures show. Refuge, the UK’s largest provider of shelters for domestic abuse victims, found 4,004 women seeking help last year – around three-quarters of the total – had faced abuse from their ex-partner perpetrated via technology. The tech abuse includes current or former partners using smartphones or their children’s iPads and games consoles to track a woman’s location, sharing so-called revenge porn on the internet or repeated phone calls and messages or harassment via social media. Refuge say they have seen a rise in tech abuse cases which involve abusers using smart locks, webcams and smart heating systems to “monitor, control and gaslight” victims in the past two years.

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Domestic abusers ramp up torment gradually to normalise behaviour, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP warns

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Expert reveals how abusers utilise smart home tech to terrorise victims, from speakers to children’s toys

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What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it

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Women being trapped in relationships due to economic abuse, charity finds

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

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‘My partner secretly drugged and filmed me - and even tried to kidnap our daughter’

The Independent

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‘I don’t have bruises, but he destroyed me’: Technology-enabled domestic abuse rises to unprecedented levels

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X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change

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6 months ago

Inside the 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline:‘Buying the wrong cheese made him explode’

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Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

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Victoria Derbyshire: BBC presenter speaks on domestic abuse experience in support of Refuge’s ‘Brick by Brick’ campaign

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More than half of women fleeing domestic abuse turned away from safe refuge due to chronic shortages

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1 year, 1 month ago

Tech companies should build products with domestic violence victims in mind, expert says

ABC

In short: Experts say perpetrators of domestic violence are using apps such as parental control programs to stalk victims. Family and domestic violence support services: If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-0 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 Women's Crisis Line: 1800 811 811 Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491 Lifeline: 131 114 The report also …

1 year, 2 months ago

Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners

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1 year, 5 months ago

The Team Helping Women Fight Digital Domestic Abuse

Wired

Pick up any piece of tech and Emma Pickering knows how it can be used to abuse, harass, and stalk women. “Perpetrators buy them in bulk, and they’ll buy probably 60 very cheaply; they’re very small and discrete,” says Pickering, who works at Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic abuse organization, where she heads a team that helps women secure their …

1 year, 7 months ago

Make tackling tech-enabled abuse a priority, MPs tell Government

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1 year, 11 months ago

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

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2 years, 2 months ago

Domestic abuse charity dumps rotten apples outside Scotland Yard in protest

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2 years, 3 months ago

Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners

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2 years, 3 months ago

Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously

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2 years, 4 months ago

Over half of domestic abuse victims ignored by social media firms when reporting

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2 years, 11 months ago

More women are being harassed, tracked through an 'explosion' in tech-based abuse, lawyers say

ABC

Spyware on mobile phones. Key points: Perth lawyers say they have seen a significant increase in clients being stalked or harassed via technology Federal funding will be used to sweep women's houses for cameras and check phones for spyware Experts say funding will need to be accessible without creating further risk and victim-survivors should be consulted These are some of …

3 years, 3 months ago

Domestic abuse rose in London by up to 40% in first lockdown, study finds

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3 years, 7 months ago

Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds

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3 years, 7 months ago

Domestic abusers electronic tag scheme expanded in London

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3 years, 8 months ago

Almost one in 10 in relationship admit to using ‘stalkerware to monitor partner’

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3 years, 8 months ago

Hairdressers and beauty therapists to be trained to spot domestic abuse

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3 years, 9 months ago

Domestic abuse victims ‘silenced’ by family courts and forced into letting dangerous exes see children, warn campaigners

The Independent

3 years, 10 months ago

Technology-facilitated abuse is creating 'terror' in women, and it's on the rise in Australia

ABC

A seemingly innocent tracking app on *Rose's phone was the secret weapon her abuser used to keep her in a constant state of fear. Key points: Rose was constantly monitored by her ex-partner but now has a watch that can contact a monitoring company in case of an emergency Abuse facilitated by technology is mostly perpetrated by men and includes …

4 years ago

‘Rampant misogyny’ prevails in UK with ‘scale’ of abuse women suffer ‘minimised’, politicians warn

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4 years ago

Sarah Everard: ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women in UK not taken seriously enough after 33-year-old’s disappearance, MPs warn

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4 years, 8 months ago

Make threatening to post revenge porn a crime, campaigners urge

The Independent

4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: How do we help domestic abuse victims trapped with abusers during lockdown?

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4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Government failing to protect domestic abuse victims from virus, says charity

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4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Domestic abuse victims can leave home to access help during lockdown, Priti Patel says

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5 years ago

Coronavirus: Charities offering online support to domestic abuse victims amid concerns violence could soar

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5 years ago

Domestic abuse survivor left suicidal after being advised to take in lodger to avoid losing benefits

The Independent

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5 years, 3 months ago

Over a third of domestic abuse victims trying to flee their partner plagued with financial abuse

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5 years, 4 months ago

Woman’s stalker used phone apps to stop, start and control her car

The Independent

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5 years, 5 months ago

Domestic violence victims struggling to flee tracking by abusive ex-partners

ABC

Natasha Malmstrom says she is onto her sixth smartphone after her ex-partner managed to track her down via the five previous devices. Key points: The Brisbane Domestic Violence Service hands out 50 phones a month to women fleeing abusive partners The eSafetyWomen program says technology is involved in almost all DV cases Brisbane spyware expert has found GPS trackers in …

5 years, 5 months ago

Abusive men using child contact as way to carry on subjecting women to domestic abuse

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5 years, 7 months ago

Woman killed by ex-boyfriend after police were warned 18 times of his abuse

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6 years, 10 months ago

Domestic abuse victims ‘trapped’ in violent situations due to government’s hostile environment policies, says report

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7 years ago

Apps can’t stop exes who use technology for stalking.

Slate

In December, Edward Snowden unveiled a new app called Haven, which turns your Android phone into a monitoring device to detect and record activity. What we’ve discovered in our research is that digital abuse of intimate partners is both more mundane and more complicated than we might think. It’s mundane in that many forms of digital abuse require little to …

7 years, 1 month ago

Domestic abuse offenders more likely to be jailed under new guidelines in ‘major step forward’ for victims

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7 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 200 domestic abuse victims turned away from refuges each day, charity finds

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7 years, 9 months ago

Abusive partners stalking women with tracking devices in toys, prams

ABC

Abusive partners in Darwin are capitalising on new forms of technology by transforming them into tools used to terrorise and exercise power and control in their relationships, according to one women's refuge. "Almost everyone we've seen in the last 12 months has been the victim of some form of abuse using technology," said Alex Richmond, a community educator at women's …

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Advocates call for urgent government action on online sexual violence

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Tech firms must start protecting UK users from illegal content

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Tech companies must start putting in place measures to protect users from child sexual abuse images and other illegal content in Britain from Monday as enforcement of its online safety regime ramps up. Media regulator Ofcom said Meta's Facebook, ByteDance's TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and other companies must now implement measures such as better moderation, easier reporting and built-in safety tests …

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