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What is Take Back the Tech?

Take Back The Tech! is a collaborative campaign that takes place during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (25 Nov - 10 Dec). It is a call to everyone - especially women and girls - to take control of technology to end violence against women.

Be safe

  • Take Back the Tech Portable Apps v.1

    We have updated the Tech Back The Tech! Portable App. Download it it here.

    What is a Portable App?

  • There are a lot of ways that you can communicate "securely" using Internet Messenger services. The most common IM services are Yahoo, AIM, GoogleTalk? and Skype. Most of them have their own clients (i.e. Yahoo Messenger).

    Basic Tips

  • Good Practice

    Here are some good practices in protecting yourself as you use emails:

  • When you are looking for information over the internet and browsing websites, information about your activity is also collected and stored.

    For example, your computer automatically stores temporary internet files, also known as cache, of what you have done over the internet. Domestic violence abusers have tracked how their partners used the internet through checking the cache files. In this case, they are able to know if survivors of domestic violence have tried to search for information about support services and help.

  • Protecting personal data on your computer

    If your computer is connected to the internet, or is shared between a few people, always imagine that there is a road that can connect others into your computer. Sometimes we put in a lot of information about who we are and what we It is not hard to be aware of a few things to protect your personal data on your computer.