From email to social media to online browsing and purchasing, we live in a digital age that requires us to work with friend and foe to complete our daily transactions online. Unfortunately, these business and social interactions have the potential to expose us to unsavory characters who take advantage of these digital points of entry into our lives. Former friends, romantic partners, former coworkers, and total strangers –unwanted digital surveillance can come from many avenues.
Due to its intrusive nature, digital persecution can seem relentless and intimidating. Online stalkers tend to engage in these interfering behaviors like compulsive phone calls, endless text messages, and inappropriate public posts and messages via social media. They might even harass friends and relatives in an effort to get to you. Online stalkers often thrive on creating a feeling of helplessness, exasperation, and isolation in their victims.
In Georgia, the law is still evolving to discourage digital surveillance, but there are effective ways to protect yourself against digital surveillance that can help restore your sense of online safety.
- Avoid angry or heated communications and exchanges with the stalker
- Use appropriate cyber tools and smartphone tools to block the stalker’s access to you
- Report all instances of unwanted digital surveillance to the proper authorities as soon as possible
- Stalkers might create multiple identities to reach you, so avoid accepting friend requests and email from people you do not know personally
As invasive and alarming as it feels to be the victim of a digital stalker, that aggravation is significantly magnified when the victim is your child. If you or your child are the victims of cyberbullying, call the legal team at Stephen H. Robinson Law Offices. We have the expertise and legal knowledge you can rely on to stop unwanted cyberstalking in its tracks. You are not alone – we’re here to help restore your family’s peace of mind and to ensure you have safe access to the Internet.