Technology
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What Should You Do if Your Data is Breached?
The 7 steps to take today if you suspect identity theft or fraud | Editor's Note: This article was created by Aura in partnership with DomesticShelters.org to help edu... read more
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Tips to Stay Safe Online
Abusers can use the internet to control and intimidate survivors through financial abuse, but there are ways to protect yourself | Editor's Note: This article was crea... read more
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Defining 6 Digital Threats & Protecting Yourself Online
Social engineering and evolutions in technology mean cyber threats are more sophisticated and dangerous than ever | Editor's Note: This article was created by Aura in ... read more
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Protect Your Digital Life When Leaving an Abuser
Steps to take before and after leaving an abuser | Editor's Note: This article was created by Aura in partnership with DomesticShelters.org to help educate domestic vi... read more
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Survivor Creates Voice-Activated eBodyGuard App
When you can’t reach your phone in an emergency, app calls 911 for you from up to 30 feet away | Melissa Hart was 37 when she went through what she described as a medi... read more
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Documenting Domestic Violence Evidence
VictimsVoice helps you secretly collect relevant, legally admissible evidence | Sheri Kurdakul and her three siblings survived child abuse and domestic violence at the... read more
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Lifesaving Apps for Survivors of Domestic Violence
These apps can record calls and fights, recognize an abuser and dial 911 on your behalf | According to a survey on DomesticShelters.org, a third of survivors say they ... read more
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Are These Texts Abusive?
Role play your way through example texversations to see what abuse can sound like | Abuse via texting isn’t new—abusers will utilize any form of communication to exert... read more
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Smart Home Technology Is Being Used Against Survivors
Abusers unlock doors, change temperatures, listen in on cameras, as a new way to torture | As if there aren’t enough psychological ways to torment survivors of domesti... read more
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App Aims to End Revenge Porn
Consent from both parties is required before filming or viewing videos | Real talk: There are many people out there who like to capture their bodies on film in an adul... read more
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8 Tips for Social Media Safety
Keep stalkers from using your social media against you | We’re more connected to each other now than ever before—at least online. And it’s all thanks to social media. ... read more
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App Review: For Coeds and Cadets
The pros and cons of two new apps aimed to help keep you safe | It’s women between the ages of 20 and 24 who are most likely to be abused by an intimate partner. An... read more
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Survivors Wanted to Test New App
Danger assessment app will focus on immigrants and Native Americans | Researchers at John Hopkins University are looking for survivors to give their new danger asse... read more
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When 911 Can't Find You
Calling for help from a cell phone might make it hard to track you down. Smart911 helps emergency responders get to you | True or false? If you call 911 from a cell... read more
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Apps Help Survivors' Messages Stay Secret
The potential and pitfalls of new messaging technology | Texting is a great way to communicate, especially since it can be more private than a phone call and quicke... read more
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