Cindy Southworth

Safety Net Project Director

Cindy Southworth is the Director of Safety Net: the National Safe & Strategic Technology Project. Cindy works with private industry, state and federal agencies, and international groups to improve safety and privacy for victims in this digital age. She has testified for a U.S. Senate Subcommittee, and is on many task forces and committees that address justice, privacy, technology, and safety in the Justice, Elections, Defense, and Human Services arenas. She has presented over 330 trainings to over 19,000 people through international, national, state, and local audiences. Cindy has Masters Degree in Social Work and has worked to end violence against women for 18 years at national, state, and local advocacy organizations. She has spent the past 10 years focusing on how technology can increase victim safety and how to hold stalkers accountable for misusing technology. She is the Chair of the Technology Committee of the National Taskforce To End Sexual And Domestic Violence Against Women and is a member of both the Anti-Spyware Coalition and the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Program’ Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative’s Privacy and Information Quality Working Group. Cindy is recognized as the international expert on helping victims use technology safely, addressing technology stalking and data privacy for victims.