Harassment sounds like something that’s loud and overt, but it doesn’t have to be. Particularly in office environments, abuses of power such as intimidation and sexual misconduct can easily be muffled behind closed doors. Technology takes harassment a step further because, although it increases our ability to communicate, it also makes it easier to hide. That’s where the problems start. This year marks the 10th anniversary of a global organization called Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA). It’s hard to imagine a lot of cyberstalking going on in 1997, but WHOA’s president, Jayne Hitchcock, recalls it clearly.
Posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 at 12:51 am and under category News.
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