Stalking is not an isolated crime; it is a failure of policy, technology, and culture. These 20 position statements form our blueprint for a safer digital and physical world.
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We assert that personal identifiers (location, phone) are private property. The unauthorized sale by data brokers should be considered theft.
Criminalizing patterns of behavior that strip victims of liberty, even without physical violence. Modeled after laws in the UK and Hawaii.
Platforms must be liable when their recommendation algorithms connect victims to abusers or amplify harassment campaigns.
Expanding firearm prohibitions to include dating partners and stalkers convicted of misdemeanor stalking crimes.
Establishing a unified federal definition of cyberstalking that includes doxxing, swatting, and IoT surveillance.
Mandatory felony sentencing for the distribution of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) with intent to harass.
Requiring manufacturers of Bluetooth trackers (e.g., AirTags) to implement universal cross-platform detection standards.
Prohibiting the sale and advertising of “spouse tracker” apps that run stealthily on mobile devices.
Ending the public sale of voter registration lists, which often expose home addresses of stalking victims to the web.
Allowing survivors to break leases early without penalty and requiring landlords to change locks immediately upon request.
Mandating paid leave for employees to attend court hearings, seek medical care, or relocate due to stalking.
Establishing a federal right of publicity to combat AI-generated non-consensual imagery used to harass or extort.
Enhancing penalties for sextortion, especially when targeting minors or leading to self-harm.
Extending the statute of limitations for digital crimes, recognizing that forensic evidence often takes years to uncover.
Requiring law enforcement to undergo annual training on digital forensics, spyware, and cyberstalking response.
Clarifying that digital harassment constitutes a “hostile environment” under Title IX, requiring university intervention.
Restricting car manufacturers from selling location history to third parties and allowing owners to disable tracking easily.
Allowing stalking victims to file for protective orders using a pseudonym (“Jane Doe”) to prevent public re-victimization.
Standardizing how long ISPs must keep IP logs to ensure evidence exists when police finally issue a subpoena.
Challenging “Real Name” policies on social platforms that force victims to expose their identity to participate in online life.