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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the Safe Connections Act last week, a bill that, if passed into law, would help victims of domestic abuse by giving them a free and covert way of extricating themselves from shared phone plans and moving onto a new method of communication through which their abusers could neither stalk nor spy on them.
Shared phone plans give abusers the tools to monitor their partners’ phone calls, texts, and even physical locations. According to CyberScoop, the Safe Connections Act has gained widespread support among digital rights activists including Access Now, RAINN, and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). “The best help that can be given to victims of abuse is to ease the process of getting away from the abuser as soon as possible,” commented Avast Security Evangelist Luis Corrons. He added, “If this law is passed, it will undoubtedly help this process.”
Shared phone plans are only one way abusers can track their victims. Other apps, known as stalkerware, also provide tools that can be used for digital surveillance. Usually, the stalkerware aspect of these apps is a side function or by-product of the app’s intended purpose and therefore somewhat hidden. Learn how to spot the signs of stalkerware on your own phone, how to prevent it, and how to remove it with tips from our CISO and security team.
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