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Sex, Lies and the Perils of Facebook Dating
The transition from an online to offline relationship is the trickiest to navigate when perfect strangers are involved. They met on Facebook. She was a married homemaker in her forties, who lied to him that she was 21 and single. He was all of 22. She was probably looking for the diversion and excitement of […]
Porn Consumption and Privacy: A Legal Perspective
Does viewing porn in a private space morally harm the viewer? Which private acts may or may not be criminalised? This is the second in a series of posts reporting on the day-long “Tangled, Like Wool” meeting held in New Delhi in January 2014. Through talks, presentations and discussions, the meeting explored the links between […]
Sexuality and Expression: Safer Sexting
Republished from Take Back The Tech! You sent sexy pictures to your partner and suddenly they’re all over the Internet. Strangers are creeping on you, your family shames you, your friends reject you and your boss fires you. But you’re an adult, and it was a simple consensual act you both enjoyed. Is digital abstinence […]
Public | Private: Define Your Line. Shape Your Space
Republished from Take Back The Tech! What is the line between private and public? Is it the home? The body? Is it about thoughts, relationships or spaces? What about the digital spaces that increasingly take up room in our lives? In an age of social media and mass surveillance, privacy is increasingly being seen as […]
Peeping Tom Porn and Privacy
Unlike porn actors who sign release forms, victims of non-consensual amateur porn are at the mercy of whoever first possesses or chances upon their footage. A couple makes out inside a cybercafe cubicle in a city crunched for space and privacy. A woman bathes and changes clothes inside her hotel room. A honeymooning couple films […]