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Women's Privacy

1000 Miles is a startup nonprofit dedicated to closing the gap in BC provincial legislation on privacy invasion.

The Problem

✴ Surveillance-related abuse is gendered

Canadian data suggest that surveillance-related abuse is gendered. Women account for 78% of police-reported intimate partner violence victims¹, and frontline workers across Canada report that location tracking (82%) and technology-based monitoring/surveillance (76%) are common forms of abuse experienced by survivors².

✴ We lack accessible legal remedies

In BC, civil lawsuits for privacy violations can cost tens of thousands of dollars with potential financial awards maxing out at $5K.³ This leaves individuals without access to justice many non-criminal privacy invasions without a practical legal remedy.

¹ Statistics Canada / Women and Gender Equality Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/facts-stats.html

² Women’s Shelters Canada, Technology-Facilitated Violence: Survey of Frontline Workers Supporting Survivors (2024).

³ Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC. Personal Information Protection Act Overview.

https://www.oipc.bc.ca/privacy-basics/overview-of-pipa/

Psychological Harm

Victims often experience anxiety, fear, and a lasting loss of personal safety.

Coercive Control

Surveillance is frequently used to monitor, intimidate, and control partners or family members.

Impact

Non-consensual surveillance can create a lasting negative impact.

Child Wellbeing

When a parent is being monitored or controlled, children may live in an atmosphere of fear and instability that can affect their emotional security.

Legal Powerlessness

Many victims cannot pursue justice because available legal remedies are prohibitively expensive.

We help people understand that surveillance abuse is real, harmful, and often overlooked. Public awareness is the first step toward accountability and reform.

Solution 1: Build Public Awareness

Many victims face a system where the harm is real but accessible remedies are missing. We advocate for legal pathways that are affordable, practical, and responsive to modern privacy harms.

Solution 2: Close the Legal Gap

We seek to connect advocates, organizations, and policymakers around a shared goal: stronger privacy protections and accessible justice. Change becomes possible when people work together.

Solution 3: Build a Coalition for Reform