The dark side of the internet

Guest Article by Monica Pathak, Lawyer at Goldstein DeBiase Manzocco, Serious Injury Lawyers
We live in a remarkable time in human history. Using nothing more than a mobile device or a computer, we can access an encyclopedic wealth of information and connect with others on social media with our fingertips.Despite this opportunity for enlightenment in the Internet age, there is a dark side to the web that is filled with revenge porn and stories of cyber-bullying. This new form of victimization is an oft-told tale that continues to grab headlines.
Celebs & Civilians are Victims of Cyber-bullying & Revenge Porn
In the last month, Apple Inc.’s iCloud service was hacked and a collection of approximately 200 private and intimate photos of Hollywood and sports celebrities, most notably Jennifer Lawrence, were leaked online for the public’s salacious consumption.This week, an article in the September 23^rd, 2014 edition of the National Post reported that hackers have threatened to release private(i.e. nude) photos of actress Emma Watson in retaliation for her gender equality speech at the United Nations (this threat was later determined to be a hoax). The debate about images of public figures and their victimizationaside, there are also sad and sordid stories about young women like seventeen year old Rehtaeh Parsons of Nova Scotia whose rape was recorded and uploaded to the Internet and fifteen year old British Columbian Amanda Todd who was cyber-bullied. Both of these women were tormented online and driven to suicide.

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