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(19) – M A R K – on Twitter: “@_jsimonovski I tried it with dogs. Let’s see. https://t.co/xktmrNPtid” / Twitter

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https://www.thehotline.org/ 1-800-799-7233



Introduction: IoT And Domestic Violence/Abuse
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070024/1/Safe%20Article%20FINAL.pdf

(Violence Against Women): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women

Extent Of Smart Devices:
https://securitytoday.com/Articles/2020/01/13/The-IoT-Rundown-for-2020.aspx?Page=2
https://www.mckinsey.com/spContent/connected_homes/index.html


Is This Really A Problem? (Stats)
https://nyuscholars.nyu.edu/en/publications/the-spyware-used-in-intimate-partner-violence
(Only 21% of Abuse Cases are Reported): https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/compendium/focusonviolentcrimeandsexualoffences/yearendingmarch2015/chapter4intimatepersonalviolenceandpartnerabuse#police-and-the-criminal-justice-system
Examples of Coercive Measures: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/how-technology-fuelling-britain-s-hidden-domestic-abuse-epidemic-coercive-control-law-a6870321.html


Examples of Use Cases
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jealous-businessman-spied-ex-partner-14640719
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41817989
https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2019_number-of-users-that-encountered-stalkerware-increased-by-35-percent-to-37000-in-2019
https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/digital_abuse/




Specific Devices To Watch
(Examples of Spying On Devices): https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/2018/07/iot-domestic-abuse-can-stop/




Resources For Further Reading
https://www.techsafety.org/exit-from-this-website-quickly
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/steapp/sites/steapp/files/giot-report.pdf
https://www.iotforall.com/iot-domestic-abuse/

https://www.techsafety.org/internetbrowserprivacytips
https://journalofcyberpolicy.com/2018/07/27/preventing-iot-based-domestic-violence-abuse-stalking/



Conclusion:

Is This Going Away?
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/sites/research_domains/files/br_ssp_2017-18_tanczer_internet_of_things_and_gender_based_violence.pdf

Can It Be Stopped?
https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/perspectives/social-impact/internet-accomplice-domestic-abuse/
https://www.circleof6app.com/

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