Norton and NNEDV Offer 10 Tips To Help Domestic Violence Survivors With Financial Tech Abuse

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Norton and NNEDV released an infographic with 10 tips to help domestic violence survivors protect their financial information online. The tips aim to combat digital financial abuse, a growing issue affecting survivors. The organizations also offer free product licenses to survivors to aid in their recovery from financial or technological abuse. The release coincides with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, shedding light on the critical issue of financial abuse.

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• Initiative to help domestic violence survivors protect their financial information online.

• Collaboration between Norton and NNEDV to combat digital financial abuse.

• Offer of free product licenses to survivors of domestic violence to aid in their recovery from financial and technological abuse.

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• 99% of domestic violence survivors have faced some form of financial abuse according to a University of Wisconsin study.

• Digital financial abuse, including identity theft and monitoring spending on shared bank apps, is a significant issue affecting survivors.

The organizations release an important resource and infographic during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 30, 2024 / A University of Wisconsin study found that 99% of survivors of domestic violence have faced some form of financial abuse. Financial abuse is behavior that seeks to control a person's ability to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources, and threatens their self-sufficiency and financial autonomy.

Today, tech abuse plays a major role in financial abuse. Digital financial abuse includes identity theft on cash apps, monitoring spending on shared bank apps, changing shared passwords to deny access to benefits, sending excessive and unprompted requests for funds, and more.

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Norton and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) teamed up to release an infographic and resource with 10 crucial tips to help survivors safeguard their financial information online.

The 10 tips are highlighted in the below infographic and described in detail on the Financial Abuse and Technology web resource, which launched today.

Norton and NNEDV also partner to provide free product licenses to survivors of domestic violence to help them recover from financial or technological abuse. Learn more about their long-term partnership here.

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FAQ

What did Norton and NNEDV release?

Norton and NNEDV released an infographic with 10 tips to help domestic violence survivors protect their financial information online.

What is financial abuse?

Financial abuse seeks to control a person's ability to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources, threatening their self-sufficiency and financial autonomy.

How is tech abuse related to financial abuse?

Tech abuse, including identity theft and monitoring spending on shared bank apps, plays a major role in financial abuse.

What partnership do Norton and NNEDV offer?

Norton and NNEDV offer free product licenses to survivors of domestic violence to aid in their recovery from financial or technological abuse.

What resources did Norton and NNEDV provide?

Norton and NNEDV released an infographic with 10 important tips and a web resource to help survivors safeguard their financial information online.