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Eleven years ago, we learned that every email we sent, every chat message, phone call, and document shared in the cloud was accessible to intelligence agencies of the United States and allied countries. This became known after Edward Snowden leaked thousands of documents from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) published in some of the world’s most important media outlets. This column will recall some of the key facts of this story and reflect on what has changed since then.

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is deeply rooted in patriarchal systems. It is not an isolated phenomenon but a continuum of gender-based violence in society, where online and offline manifestations complement and reflect each other. The development of comprehensive policies with a human rights perspective is urgent in order to generate systemic changes.