Safe Harbor and Women’s Resource Center hosting technology safety specialist
Safe Harbor and the Women's Resource Center will host a Sept. 8 presentation on technology and Internet safety with Sarah Tucker, a technology safety specialist with Safety Net: The National Safe and Strategic Technology Project of the National Network to end Domestic Violence. The presentation, noon-1:30 p.m. in the new student center (room number to be announced), will be the kickoff event for National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September. Tucker will address all forms of technology that impact survivors of stalking, sexual violence and domestic violence. Tucker will cover evidence and text messaging, vehicle tracking devices, location tracking (social, phone, vehicle), spy maps, harassment, camera misuse and law, online gaming, online stalking, spyware, remote computer control and talk, online advocacy benefits and risks, and more. She is also an expert on how offenders are misusing technology to terrorize their victims and how survivors can use technology to access safety and support. On Sept. 9 at 9 a.m., Tucker also will speak at the Lee County Sheriff's Complex new training facility. An RSVP for your attendance is requested as seating is limited for both events. For more information, contact Angela Hollis at 844-4710 or Julia James at 844-4452 or jamesjb@auburn.edu. Visit Safe Harbor at http://www.auburn.edu/safeharbor and click on the "Upcoming Events" link for additional information and events in September.
Tags: awareness, campus, safe harbor, safety
July 7th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Vehicle tracking devices can provide an added safety benefit while on the road, especially for teens, the elderly or for those traveling in unfamiliar places. I think GPS has come a long way in the past 50 years, and we are now beginning to really make use of this technology.