On Thu, 2014-10-02 at 10:56 -0400, Andrew Lewman wrote: > On 2014-10-01 13:20, Sebastian G. <bastik.tor> wrote: > > I appear to lack imagination on how Tor helps abuse victims. Since some > > of you are involved with some organizations working in that field, I > > hope you give some insight. > > > > Personally I see no benefit in using Tor from the point of view of an > > abuse victim. Beside the properties why anyone could use Tor. > > Tor is a tool in a toolbox full of options. It alone isn't going to > solve all the problems experienced by a victim. Tor Browser, Tails, and > Whonix do provide relief from the constant surveillance experienced by > victims. They are tools which give back to a victim a small slice of > control over their lives. It helps them feel safe for a period of time, > when otherwise there are only risks, dangers, and threats. > > When working with victims of abuse, the understanding and demystifying > of technology is a big help. Helping someone understand how they are > being controlled through technology is a huge confidence builder. > Helping the person understand how their abuser is using technology makes > the other seem far less omnipotent and powerful.
Could you elaborate more on this specifically? What are some ways that abusers use technology to commit abuse? I notice that this is a pretty unique threat model, and I wonder if there are ways that it can be targeted more specifically, by a tool in the tor toolbox or anything else, social or technical. Feel free to reply off-list, since obviously this discussion is a little off-topic and will almost certainly be triggering. -- Sent from Ubuntu
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