'Revenge porn' takes toll on millions, study shows
It may be a jilted lover looking for payback after a breakup. Or it could be a hacker releasing intimate images of a celebrity.
It may be a jilted lover looking for payback after a breakup. Or it could be a hacker releasing intimate images of a celebrity.
Security
Dec 13, 2016
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Now that so many teenagers have smartphones equipped with cameras it's inevitable that they're used to take pictures, sometimes regrettable pictures, and to share them with others. The problem is that this is not just often ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2015
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Microsoft announced Wednesday it was joining an effort to curb so-called "revenge porn," by helping victims remove links to sexually explicit images of them posted without their consent.
Internet
Jul 22, 2015
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Reddit became one of the most visited websites in the world on the backs of users devoted to the online bulletin board where people could post just about anything.
Internet
Jul 19, 2015
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Popular online bulletin board Reddit is mulling ways to make its free-for-all discussions more civil by restraining what people can post, a move that could anger some of the site's most passionate members.
Internet
Jul 17, 2015
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Google plans to censor unauthorized nude photos from its influential Internet search engine in a policy change aimed at cracking down on a malicious practice known as "revenge porn."
Internet
Jun 19, 2015
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The roles played by autonomous weapons will be discussed at a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this week which could have far reaching ramifications for the future of war.
Robotics
Apr 13, 2015
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A California man who posted thousands of sexually explicit photos of men and women on a "revenge porn" website was jailed for 18 years in what was described as the first case of its kind in US criminal history.
Internet
Apr 4, 2015
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Twitter has become the latest online platform to ban "revenge porn," or the posting of sexually explicit images of a person without consent.
Internet
Mar 12, 2015
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Online retail giant Amazon scored its first ever Golden Globes on Sunday with two wins for dark comedy "Transparent"—a breakthrough in its bid to catch up with streaming pioneer Netflix.
Business
Jan 12, 2015
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