Revenge porn and sextortion; what is it and how to deal with it?
Did you know that sending nudes can be a crime? Sharing someone else’s nudes or sending your own to someone, can be considered a cybercrime.
Sadly, there are many kinds of cybercrimes. Among them are revenge prorn, remote control, grooming and sextortion.
Revenge porn is when someone you dated or had sex with, uploads a sexual video where you appear. When the video is uploaded without your consent and as an act of revenge, is called revenge porn.
Another cybercrime is remote control, which is
when someone pays to watch a crime being made. This can be murder, rape or
torture. It is a terrible thing to do and a terrible thing to pay for. Also, it
is also a cybercrime.
Yet another common cybercrime is called “Grooming”.
“Grooming” is when someone approaches a minor, pretending to be a friend,
develops and nurtures a relationship and later asks for naked pictures or sex
videos. Be careful.
There is also sextortion. Sextortion is when
someone threatens to publish naked photos of you or intimate photos. They
usually ask for money in exchange of the pictures or videos.
Here are some tips to avoid revenge porn or
other kinds of cybercrimes:
- Google
your name once in a while, this will help you make sure that no one has
uploaded something you would not approve. - Never
open a message from someone you don’t know. Especially if this person has an anonymous
profile or doesn’t even have a profile picture. It could be extortion or a
virus. - Do
not take any naked pictures of yourself. If you really feel like taking one, at
least do it in a way that your face does not appear. - At
last, remember that most social networks have their own way to report content.
On Facebook, for example, you can report a photo or a video as pornography or
as offending to you or someone you know. On Instagram, you can also report
images as inappropriate, by clicking on the three dots at the top of the image.
Here are some tools that will help you in a
case of revenge porn or similar cybercrimes:
DMCA: This is an enterprise that can
help you have content removed or erased from any page or from Google for a fee.
http://www.DMCA.com
Ealixir: This is another company that works
with authorities and looks for content on social media and public websites that
may affect you to have it erased.
https://www.ealixir.com/about-us
Bad Ass Army: For psychological and emotional
support there is Bad Ass Army. They give legal and general advice on what to do
or how to act in these specific cases at no cost.
Revenge Porn Helpline: There is also Revenge Porn
Helpline. They offer emotional support through phone and through email for all
those people that have been affected by revenge porn or another sexual cybercrime.
https://revengepornhelpline.org.uk/
IICyberSecurity: You can contact the experts from
the International Institute of Cyber Security.
https://www.iicybersecurity.com/index
He is a well-known expert in mobile security and malware analysis. He studied Computer Science at NYU and started working as a cyber security analyst in 2003. He is actively working as an anti-malware expert. He also worked for security companies like Kaspersky Lab. His everyday job includes researching about new malware and cyber security incidents. Also he has deep level of knowledge in mobile security and mobile vulnerabilities.
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