Domestic Abuse goes Digital

Some companies make use of mobile application to gain profit even if it involves immoral behavior from the users. In the article, domestic abusers are able to track down their spouses and spy on their daily activities. This endangers the victims’ lives because every move made is being monitored by their abuser. The victims will not be able to ask for help and be confined by their abusers. The law enforcement were able to stop this particular application. However, this application is just 1 out of 100Billion according to the statistics(The Statistics Portal, 2015). The companies should not earn profit by making other people’s lives suffer.

References:

The Statistics Portal. (2015). Statistics and facts about mobile app usage. [online] Available at: http://www.statista.com/topics/1002/mobile-app-usage/ [Accessed 17 Jun. 2016].

By: Low Joong Lok

‘Stalker apps’ and GPS allow domestic violence abusers to discover hidden refuges.

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Refuges that house victim of domestic violence are increasingly being discovered by perpetrators using “stalker apps” and GPS locators hidden in their victim’s phone, cars and others. Through these apps and GPS locators the prey know exactly the locations of their victims. These victims live in fear as there are nowhere to escape from their abusers. The stalking technology cannot be stopped because something as simple as public transport card can locate the users. Hence, the Australian Prime Minister has declared the misuse of technology in domestic violence an issue and promised a national plan. The workers in domestic violence sectors believed education and awareness is the only solutions. 

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Posted By: Vivien Ngai