The news about harassment in all its variants seem to never stop. We are not sure if it occurs more frequently than years ago, but we certainly hear more about it now. Recently, the anti-bullying hotline. The free number 900 018 018.
Today we echo another way to report, in this case the Uni2 app who have developed the STOP Digital Gender Violence Association (ASVGD) together with Servidet, to fight against digital gender violence.
The app offers the possibility of having direct contact with ASVGD experts to receive advice in any circumstance and includes a mobile device monitoring system to collect evidence and present it to a court of law.
The app includes a mobile device monitoring system to collect evidence and present it to a court of law.
Digital gender violence is any act of harassment, threats or extortion carried out on any individual through digital means.According to Lorena Fernández, an expert in digital gender violence, “people who suffer from cyberbullying feel unprotected because there is little legislation in Spain regarding computer crimes and, in addition, there is a lot of misinformation.”
The application has many functions, including the location of mobile devices on request, certification of content for trials (images, calls, SMS, WhatsApp or social networks), a panic button with geolocation, control of malicious applications installed on devices (Malware or Trojans) and antivirus. Users will have full control over the security of the device to avoid information leaks or possible spyware attacks.
Lorena Fernández will be in charge of advising victims on the necessary actions, whether in the presentation of evidence obtained or in filing complaints.