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Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Abuse

What to Do If You Suspect Technology-Facilitated Abuse

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time to recognize the devastating impact domestic violence has on individuals and families – and to remind survivors that help is available. But domestic violence does not always happen behind a closed door.

Increasingly, technology has become another tool used to intimidate, monitor, threaten, isolate, and control a partner. This behavior, known as technology-facilitated abuse, can involve phones, social media, GPS trackers, and connected devices. It is an emerging concern in domestic violence and deserves much more attention.

The Numbers Are Difficult to Ignore:

Domestic violence remains an enormous problem in the United States.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, more than 1 in 3 women (34%) – nearly 43.5 million women – have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime.… View Full Article → “Domestic Violence in the Digital Age: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Abuse”

Tracking Your Spouse During an Ohio Divorce: What Ohio’s New Tracking Law Means for Families!

What Does Ohio’s Tracking Law Prohibit?

Quick Answer: Ohio’s tracking law, R.C. 2903.216, generally prohibits knowingly using a tracking device or tracking application to track another person or their property without consent, subject to statutory exceptions. Importantly for divorcing spouses, consent previously given to tracking is presumed revoked when one spouse files for divorce or a petition for dissolution of marriage, and the statute generally provides 72 hours after service to uninstall or discontinue the tracking technology.

Ohio’s tracking law, Section 2903.216, may affect spouses going through divorce or dissolution. The law addresses the use of tracking devices and tracking applications and can become particularly important when a marriage is ending. The March 20, 2025 law specifically added provisions addressing divorce and dissolution, including the effect of a divorce complaint or dissolution petition on previously given consent to tracking. Continue Reading → about Ohio’s tracking statute, Section 2903.216.

Divorce and dissolution proceedings increasingly involve technology.… View Full Article → “Tracking Your Spouse During an Ohio Divorce: What Ohio’s New Tracking Law Means for Families!”

Location Tracking Dangers Using Apple AirTags

Apple AirTags Dangers: Is GPS Tracking an Invasion of Privacy In Ohio?

Must Read Tips To Avoid Unwanted Malicious GPS Tracking From Apple AirTags

Warnings have been issued by attorneys general in NY and Pennsylvania recently regarding malicious intent with Apple’s tracking device, the AirTag, as instances of people receiving notifications on their phone that their location is being tracked has risen over the last few months.

The AirTag was originally designed by Apple as a method of tracking easily lost items, like keys, backpacks, luggage, etc., using BlueTooth technology. According to Patch.com, though, the devices are being found by unsuspecting victims in “various places including in bags and pockets, under cars, inside of bumpers and the back of license plates.”

“It’s something about the size of a quarter and if you think about that, I mean, you can really hide a quarter just about anywhere. It can be slipped into a pocket or a purse, could be stuck to a car if you want to track someone’s car,” said Alex Hamerstone, a tech expert at TrustedSec.… View Full Article → “Location Tracking Dangers Using Apple AirTags”