Operation Safe Escape

08/27/2026

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.”
- Mary Anne Radmacher

Give yourself a little grace today. You're doing great.

08/26/2026

A protection order is a court order, not a security system. This guide explains how the process works, what filing puts on the record, and why service is a warning to the other person. It names the terms you need at the courthouse, covers evidence and enforcement, and says plainly what the order can or cannot do.

https://safeescape.org/a-practical-guide-to-protection-orders/

A protection order is a court order, not a security system. This guide explains how the process works, what filing puts on the record, and why service is a warning to the other person. It names the terms you need at the courthouse, covers evidence and enforcement, and says plainly what the order can...

08/24/2026

Spies and survivors share one challenge: communicating when someone may be watching. This article explores how code words, backup channels, compartmentalization, identity checks, safer devices, and careful message planning can help survivors stay connected. The key lesson is simple: there’s no perfect secret channel, only a plan built for the survivor’s situation and support system.

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Spies and survivors share one challenge: communicating when someone may be watching. This article explores how code words, backup channels, compartmentalization, identity checks, safer devices, and careful message planning can help survivors stay connected. The key lesson is simple: there’s no per...

08/20/2026

A healthy relationship leaves room for friends, family, privacy, interests, and a life of your own.

If you have noticed your world getting smaller, you don't have to immediately decide what it means or what you're going to do about it. Start by recognizing the pattern.

Learn more about isolation, the warning signs, and ways to safely maintain or rebuild connection:

https://safeescape.org/isolation/

08/19/2026

Recent breakup? Ending a relationship used to mean returning keys and picking up boxes. Today it also means passwords, shared streaming profiles, location sharing you both forgot was on, a thermostat account in their name, and a phone plan you're both still on. A "digital breakup" is the process of finding all of those connections and deciding, on your terms, which ones to close.

Check out our digital breakup guide here:

A step-by-step guide to untangling your digital life after a relationship ends: passwords, location sharing, shared accounts, smart home tech, and everything in between.

08/18/2026

Operation Safe Escape supports the SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 (S. 4635 and H.R. 8965), which would give survivors up to 40 workdays of safe leave, 10 of them paid, plus workplace accommodations, unemployment eligibility, and insurance and privacy protections. We urge Congress to advance the bill and further strengthen its technology-facilitated abuse provisions.

https://safeescape.org/why-operation-safe-escape-supports-the-safe-for-survivors-act-of-2026

Operation Safe Escape supports the SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026 (S. 4635 and H.R. 8965), which would give survivors up to 40 workdays of safe leave, 10 of them paid, plus workplace accommodations, unemployment eligibility, and insurance and privacy protections. We urge Congress to advance the bill...

08/17/2026

A Georgia woman finally learned how her ex always knew where she was: he was a police chief, and he had run her plate roughly 600 times. At least 50 officers have been accused of the same thing. Flock's new safeguards catch misuse after the fact. Survivors are still never told they were searched.

A Georgia woman finally learned how her ex always knew where she was: he was a police chief, and he had run her plate roughly 600 times. At least 50 officers have been accused of the same thing. Flock's new safeguards catch misuse after the fact. Survivors are still never told they were searched.

08/14/2026

Are you accidentally isolating 47% of your customers? Let's talk about the simple questions you can ask to help protect the most vulnerable users (and non-users) impacted by your products.

https://safeescape.org/dont-ignore-47-of-your-customers-with-your-business-strategy/

Millions of customers experience intimate partner violence, stalking, coercive control, and technology-facilitated abuse. Businesses should account for those realities when designing products, marketing, privacy practices, and customer support. That means considering how legitimate features could be...

08/11/2026

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