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Internet Safety and HELP of Door County

• There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer and on the Internet.
• If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct or remote access to.
• It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC), at a trusted friend's house, or in an internet café.
• If you think your activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don't need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone's computer activities - anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor.
• Computers can provide a lot of information about what you look at on the Internet, the emails you send, and other activities. It is not possible to delete or clear all computer "footprints."
• Email is not a confidential way to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life. Instead, call HELPline at 743-8818 or 1-800-914-3571, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.

IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, CALL 911!

• If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, do not use your home Internet to research and escape plan. For example: If you are planning to flee to California, don't look at classified ads for jobs and apartments, bus tickets, etc. for California on a home computer or any computer an abuser has physical or remote access to. Use a safer computer to research an escape plan.