Spyware Exploits Intimate Partner Abuse Globally

The dark side of technology has enabled a staggering 14,500 people across 128 countries to allegedly buy and use commercial spyware, giving them unrestricted access to intimate details of others' lives. This invasive software can track locations, activate microphones, and even compromise devices without a single click.

https://osintsights.com/spyware-exploits-intimate-partner-abuse-globally?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#CommercialSpyware #ZeroDay #ZeroclickExploits #IntimatePartnerAbuse #Surveillance

Note that women overwhelmingly kill their partners to escape their abuse, while men overwhelmingly kill their partners because a) their partners want to escape them, b) they want to marry someone else without loss of money/property/control of offspring, or c) both the above.

(this is from 2020--it's only gotten worse since)

#IntimatePartnerViolence #IntimatePartnerAbuse #Misogyny

https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/in-the-news/women-serve-longer-prison-sentences-after-killing-abusers

Recommendation of the day:

📄 Hyejin Shim, *Safety Planning and Intimate Partner Violence: A Toolkit for Survivors and Supporters* (April 2022), https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/all-resources and https://survivedandpunished.org/safety-planning-and-intimate-partner-violence/

From the introduction: "This toolkit was created for those grappling with how to support survivors through intimate partner violence, with the intent of strengthening community-level responses to abuse by sharing practical skills and information for safety planning. Though it was written with prison abolitionist and activist communities in mind, it is also intended to be a useful resource for a broader range of people across varying experiences."

#DomesticAbuse #DomesticViolence #feminism #GenderBasedViolence #HyejinShim #IntimatePartnerAbuse #IntimatePartnerViolence #LGBTQ #PoliceAbolition #PrisonAbolition