Tips for Safer Online Dating

Online dating can come with challenges around privacy and safety, as abusive parties maymisrepresentthemselves and/ormisuse access to and information about a victim to cause harm. The followingtipsareintended for victimadvocates, law enforcement,and otherprofessionalsto share with victims when planningfor online safety and may help reduce the risks ofcyberstalking, image-based sexual abuse,scams,and otherforms of technology-facilitated abuse