What is Digital Safety?
Many of the survivors and community members we partner with at Alternatives to Domestic Violence will say that knowledge and access to information was pivotal in their discovery of support, resources, and immediate help in situations of abuse. With advances in technology—paired with safehouse directories, counseling services, safety planning, support networks, and effective coping strategies—vital resources are now more accessible for those experiencing domestic violence, especially for individuals who have been isolated or misled about their options.
However, we recognize that technology is a powerful vehicle and tool that can also be misused by abusive parties to monitor their victim’s activities and perpetrate more severe forms of abuse in a coercive relationship. Digital safety refers to the safety strategies individuals can practice to protect their digital information from unwanted surveillance, hacking, tracking, or manipulation.
If you are experiencing abuse in your relationship, this page is intended to help you take precautions and steps to protect your information while using technology, the internet, and social media platforms.
Click here to leave ADV’s website and go to www.support.apple.com to learn how to use Safety Check on iPhone.
iPhone Safety Check
iPhone Safety Check allows you to quickly stop sharing your information, or to review and update sharing with individual people and apps. You can:
- Check whom you’re sharing information with
- Review and change devices connected to your Apple Account
- Reset system privacy permissions for apps
- Change your iPhone passcode
- Change your Apple Account password
- Make additional changes
Check out the guide below to learn how to perform iPhone Safety Check with your device:
How to Clear your Cache and your History
Want to learn more about digital and technology safety?
In addition to more tips and strategies on how to recognize and document digital forms of abuse, www.techsafety.org also offers resources and guides on password safety, online privacy and safety, stalkerware and location tracking, teens & technology, and use of smart home devices and electronics.
Click here to leave ADV’s website and go to www.techsafety.org to access their Technology Safety & Privacy: A Toolkit for Survivors.