Privacy and Security
For PWUD, privacy and safety have always been a concern, as well as freedom from surveillance. In the digital age, this applies to online spaces too. The right to bodily autonomy is the right to make decisions about your body, health and life. With the repeal of Roe vs. Wade, many people are losing important reproductive healthcare rights right now. We know from the struggles of sex workers, that with more laws restricting what people can do with their bodies, there is more surveillance and less individual privacy. Here are some tips to keep your personal information safe and secure. Just like the kind of harm reduction we talk about with drug use, you don’t necessarily have to follow all of these steps, but using some of them can keep you better protected.