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The Surveilled at Home
I need to get out of here but I'm so scared. Will I make it safe? What will come next?
- Is living in a very conservative family in the US
- Tried to come out as trans to their family but they don't accept them
- Uses Tails to contact LGBT+ groups and prepare another escape, this time to a safe house and for good
Primary goals
- Hide information from their family
- Avoid raising suspicion
- Access sensitive information
- Use an untrusted computer
Technology use
- Can only install authorized apps on their phone because of parental control
- Uses the family computer for school assignments
- Chat with friends and family on social media
Threats
- Computers at home and school are monitored
- Has limited time on computers
- Parents can be violent
- School is keeping a close eye on them
- Has deuteranomaly
Objectives
- Avoid monitoring from family and school
- Seek advice and solidarity online
- Contact local LGBT+ organizations
- Document abuses
Background information
- EFF: Privacy By Practice, Not Just By Policy: A System Administrator Advocating for Student Privacy
- Laura Durso & Gary Gates: LGBT Youth Survey
- The Guardian: Safe houses offer sanctuary to LGBT youngsters in Manchester and London
- Net Nanny: Parental Control Software & Website Blocker
- pcWRT Dual-Band Parental Control Router has an option to block Tor
- Norton: Family Premier
- HackBlossom: DIY Cybersecurity for Domestic Violence
- Citizen Lab: LGBTIQ Website Censorship in Six Countries