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What privacy & anonymity have to do with tech-related VAW
Anonymity and digital privacy are a critical part of human rights, but they are also connected to cyber crime, such as fraud, identity theft, cyber stalking, bullying, phishing and trolling. Survivors...
What data storage has to do with tech-related VAW
Dealing with incidents of tech-related violence involves reporting, investigating and collecting evidence. Collecting data is critical, as tech-related VAW is an increasing but under-analysed issue due to lack of valuable data. Record-keeping can...
Why it's important to know how to talk to survivors
People who are not trained to talk to survivors often say the wrong thing even when they mean well. Some people do not understand that violence online is equal to, and sometimes has an even greater impact than, violence offline. Survivors often...
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OUR COLLECTIVE STORY: 10 YEARS OF TAKING ACTION ON TECHNOLOGY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
How have internet technologies changed in the past decade? How have these changes affected the way we engage, relate, organise and take action?
Take Back the Tech! started as the seed of an idea in...
This teaser was made in preparation for Take Back the Tech!'s 10th anniversary video, which will be released soon. Made by Sandia Digital, participatory video producers who are also Take Back the Tech! campaigners in Mexico, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in 2016.
Co-created by Just Associates Southern Africa, Association for Progressive Communications and Women’sNet, South Africa
Amplify Women’s Voices!
ICTs impact us all, so we need to understand them, influence how they are developed, empower ourselves to use them and harness them to make a...
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