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Jan. 7, 2015

SB 1255: Redefining 'revenge porn' under law

Anyone who browsed the Internet this past summer knows that anonymous hackers leaked stolen images of over 100 female celebrities.


By Erica M. Sorosky


Anyone who browsed the Internet this past summer knows that anonymous hackers leaked stolen images of over 100 female celebrities. While some shamed the women for posing for such explicit photographs, others were focused on the incident's surreptitious offenders and the need for legislation to protect the unwittingly captured.


The term "revenge porn" - posting sexually explicit images or videos online to degrade or hara...

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