Jayne Butler said the app was “yet another example” of an initiative that puts the onus on women and their friends to be responsible for their safety.
is long overdue. We want to see an initiative from the Home Office that addresses the behaviour of violent men, not that asks women to do yet more work to keep themselves safe.”, said that the Home Office’s decision was an “ineffective way” to address male violence against women, adding that a range of “superficial responses” to the issue had been announced over the past year.
“We know that women already take many safety precautions when they go out, but this is never going to be enough to prevent abuse. These responses are at best ineffective and at worst, drive over-surveillance of Black and minoritised communities due to discriminatory policing practices and constrain women’s freedoms and rights to privacy. This is particularly concerning for women who may be at higher risk of violence, including from abusers who use tech to control and harm their partners.
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