Regular person, Ordinary citizen, Non-public figure
Private individuals represent the largest category of TFGBV targets, accounting for the majority of reported incidents.
Research from Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety shows that "1 in 2 (51%) Australian adults reported having experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated abuse" (Powell et al., 2022).
Despite lacking public visibility, private individuals face significant vulnerabilities, particularly through personal relationships - with "one in three experiences of technology-facilitated abuse perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner" (Powell et al., 2022).
Marginalized private individuals face compounded risks related to their intersectional identities, evident in data showing that "3 in 4 (72.7%) lesbian, gay and bisexual people had experienced tech-based abuse" (Powell et al., 2022),.