Technology: Friend or Foe for Women of Myanmar less than half of respondents relied on strong digital security practices with the use of only one of these, the two-step verification function, being slightly higher. The overwhelming majority of those who enjoy access to ICTs are underutilizing these technologies’ safety features on their devices. This is especially true of female users according to the interviewees. In rural areas, which have high illiteracy rates, and conflictaffected areas with unreliable connectivity, women are less likely to invest in internetenabled mobile phones or be exposed to the range of security tools and applications that provide safer access to information and online services. A report on Myanmar women’s participation in the resistance movement from February – March 2021 indicated that digital surveillance and data security became a major area of risk post-coup, particularly for CSOs and activists (Anonymous, 2021). Most women (leaders, staff, or members) from women’s rights organizations and networks are still able to engage and use appropriate ICTs in their personal and professional lives. These organizations and networks are adapting their tactics to the junta’s increased restrictions and continuously providing digital security training to their members and beneficiaries, but the lack of accessibility and security bars women residing in conflict areas (and other under-represented groups) from full participation. (KII_09, a woman from a women’s rights network) 40