GPS Trackers, Hidden Cameras on the Rise During Pandemic

Domestic violence offenders are increasingly using GPS trackers and surveillance cameras to monitor their victims, with support workers saying technology-based abuse has escalated during the pandemic... 

The report, co-authored by researchers from WESNET, Curtin University and the University of New England, surveyed 442 support workers from around the country who specialise in helping victims of family and sexual violence...

In 2020, nearly one in three frontline workers said they saw victims tracked with GPS apps or devices "all the time". Five years ago, only 8 per cent of workers saw that type of abuse that often.

Surveillance camera misuse was seen "all the time" or "often" by 42 per cent of support workers in 2020, up from 16 per cent in 2015. more

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