GPS trackers, hidden cameras on the rise as domestic violence increases 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.

New research from women’s advocacy peak body WESNET shows that since 2015, there has also been an increase in women reporting abuse over messaging services, and even reports of victims’ myGov accounts being misused.

The report, co-authored by researchers from WESNET, Curtin University and…