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(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - From IBM five principles of technological design to combat domestic abuse, a pervasive problem that affects both the most developed economies and the poorest ones. It is estimated that in the United States a woman on trebbly suffered physical violence from an intimate partner. In Africa-Sub-Saharan Africa it is believed that violence by a partner is a reality for 65% of women. As for the Europala estimate is 22%. A recent United Nations report highlights an increasing trend of domestic abuse, as a consequence of the lockdown due to the Covid-19 emergency. In this context, IBM observes that even technology, which has proved to be extremely precious, can be used for discoveries. The company therefore proposes five principles of design aimed at combating a new type of domestic and agriculture: coercive control facilitated by technology.
1) Promote diversity, having a diverse design team to broaden the understanding of user habits; 2) Guarantee privacy and choice, allowing users to make informed decisions about privacy settings, making sure that these settings are simple to understand and configure; 3) Prevent gaslighting, through transparent technologies that make it clear who did what they did; 4) Enhancement of security and data, through safe products, collecting and sharing only the necessary data, limiting the risk of malicious use; 5) Making the technology more intuitive, so as to reduce the risk of hamperers who exploit the greater technical security against an often less aware victim. (ANSA).