 | There are hundreds of ways that
computers record everything you do on the computer and on the Internet. |
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If you are in
danger, please
• Call 911,
• Call the local hotline (phone numbers are on home page of this web
site), or
•Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE |
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| If you are in danger, please try to
use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct access, or
even remote (hacking) access to. |
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| It might be safer to use a computer
in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC)
www.ctcnet.org (national directory),
at a trusted friend's house, or at an Internet café. |
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| If you think your activities are
being monitored, they probably are. Abusive people are often controlling
and want to know your every move. You do not need to be a computer
programmer or have special skills to monitor someone's computer activities
— anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor. |
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| Computers can provide a lot of
information about what you look at on the Internet, the e-mails you send,
and other activities. It is not possible to delete or clear all computer
"footprints." |
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E-mail is not a safe or confidential way to talk to someone about the
danger or abuse in your life. Please call us instead.
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Traditional "corded" telephones are more private than cellular or
cordless telephones . |
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| If you think you may be monitored
on your home computer, you might consider no home Internet use or "safer"
Internet surfing. For example, if you are planning to flee to another
state, do not look at classified ads for jobs, apartments, bus tickets,
etc., in that state on your home computer or on any computer an abuser has
physical or remote access to. Use a safer computer to research an escape
plan. |
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