New rules proposed by the FCC could make it easier for victims of domestic violence to keep their phone data out of the hands of their abusers. 'Things like this really are a life and death issue,' says one expert.
The new set of rules include requiring mobile service providers to separate a victim's phone line from the plan they share with an abuser within two days of receiving a request to do so. Other rules involve requiring service providers to omit records of calls or texts to certain hotlines from records that an abuser could access, and provide up to six months' worth of financial assistance for phone and internet bills for those who need it.
"Tech abuse essentially is another tool, another modality, to impose power and control," said Toshira Monroe, deputy director of, a Washington, D.C.-based shelter and advocacy organization serving victims of domestic violence.
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