Alice at UNCSW58 Sat March 15.
I attended the parallel event “Perspectives
on Technology, Safety, and Violence Against Women and Girls”, conducted by the
Director of National Network to End Domestic Violence, US. (NNEDV)
She works closely with the
creators of Facebook and is an expert in internet technology. I learned about Spyware which can be loaded
onto anyone’s computer or handheld device without the owner knowing. For example, if an estranged husband has been
ordered to stay away from his children the following can happen: the mother can have an APP downloaded onto
her cell phone whereby she can track her children’s whereabouts. The husband can download a spying APP onto
her phone without her knowing, read all emails and texts, listen in to all
conversations, search her device’s calendar, etc, and then leave her a message
saying “I know what you are doing today.” .....and you can imagine the rest....
There are no secrets on the internet if someone wants to
know.
NNEDV trains police officers, lawyers, judges, politicians
when invited to do so. This programme
has affiliates in Australia, United Kingdom and elsewhere. It has done work in Canada.
For more information see the website www.nnedv.org
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