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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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