‘Revenge porn’ victim tells story, fights for change
hursday – 9/12/2013, 12:15pm ET
By Neal Augenstein
WASHINGTON – “It was completely devastating when I first found the pictures – I could feel myself go into shock.”
Holly Jacobs had no idea the racy photographs she’d shared with her boyfriend would be used against her in a publicly humiliating way after they broke up.
Yet, in 2009 a friend called to say Jacobs’ Facebook account had been hacked and a nude photo was online.
And it got worse.
“My photos and a video of me were up on a revenge porn website,” says Jacobs, who legally changed her name in the aftermath.
With her name, phone number and email address posted online, Jacobs was bombarded with unwanted attention.
Her photos and videos were even sent to her boss.
Revenge porn sites make no bones about why they exist.
https://wtop.com/256/3448919/Revenge-porn-victim-tells-story-fights-for-change
This might sound crazy, and I’m just spitballin’ here, but hear me out. Maybe, just maybe, when your boyfriend suggests taking pictures of you naked or engaged in sex, you might say, “no, I would prefer not to do that”. If he does it without your permission, sue him.
Do not under any circumstances assume you have any shred of privacy anymore. Digital changed the game. The old Polaroids in the sock drawer might be lost forever but 4chan is immortal.