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Digital Abuse
Digital Surveillance
Using technology to control, monitor, harass, or intimidate a partner.
Severity
✅Healthy end
Respecting digital privacy and autonomy in all forms of communication.
❌Unhealthy end
Using technology to surveil, control, or intimidate a partner.
Examples
Demanding passwords to your phone or accounts
Tracking your location without consent
Monitoring your messages and social media
Using technology to harass or intimidate
Controlling who you can follow or interact with online
Common Signs
Demands passwords or access
Monitors messages and location
Controls social media
Uses technology to track or intimidate
Often Confused With
CaringProtectivenessCuriosity
Educational Note
Digital abuse is increasingly common. Everyone has a right to digital privacy. Monitoring someone's phone, location, or social media without consent is a form of control.
What You Can Do
- 1Protect your passwords and privacy
- 2Recognize monitoring as controlling behavior
- 3Don't share location data unless you choose to
- 4Seek support if you feel digitally surveilled