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No it's not about the other Dick.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/08/cyber...gers-16070025/
Men who send unsolicited ‘d**k pics’ could face up to two years in prison and be made to sign the sex offender’s register.
New laws that will outlaw so-called cyber-flashing for the first time are being planned by the Government.
Prosecutors have struggled to convict people for sending photos of their genitals to strangers because current legislation is hard to apply to the online world.
Recent years have seen the offence become commonplace with people using new technology such as Wifi, Bluetooth and AirDrop to flash strangers while out in public and on trains and buses.
Justice minister Victoria Atkins confirmed in the Commons on Tuesday that the Government was looking at making cyber-flashing a crime.
During justice questions, Conservative former equalities minister Maria Miller asked her: ‘One of the most heinous forms of violence against women and girls is found online and the law has some serious gaps, as she knows.
‘Cyber-flashing, which is online indecent exposure, and deepfake pornography are not against the law at the moment. What is she planning to do to change that?’
Ms Atkins replied: ‘In terms of cyber-flashing I am very pleased to confirm the Government is looking for a legislative vehicle in which to outlaw that pernicious modern-day crime.
‘In relation to deepfake imagery she will know we have sought the advice of the Law Commission to help update our general laws to better reflect the 21st century in which we all live.’
Basingstoke MP Ms Miller has previously called for the Government to use its planned Online Safety Bill to outlaw indecent exposure online.
But The Times reported the Government plans to instead use a separate, smaller piece of legislation because of fears the mammoth Online Safety Bill is becoming too unwieldy.
It is understood that the genitals in the picture would not have to belong to the sender for it to be considered a crime.
No it's not about the other Dick.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/08/cyber...gers-16070025/
Men who send unsolicited ‘d**k pics’ could face up to two years in prison and be made to sign the sex offender’s register.
New laws that will outlaw so-called cyber-flashing for the first time are being planned by the Government.
Prosecutors have struggled to convict people for sending photos of their genitals to strangers because current legislation is hard to apply to the online world.
Recent years have seen the offence become commonplace with people using new technology such as Wifi, Bluetooth and AirDrop to flash strangers while out in public and on trains and buses.
Justice minister Victoria Atkins confirmed in the Commons on Tuesday that the Government was looking at making cyber-flashing a crime.
During justice questions, Conservative former equalities minister Maria Miller asked her: ‘One of the most heinous forms of violence against women and girls is found online and the law has some serious gaps, as she knows.
‘Cyber-flashing, which is online indecent exposure, and deepfake pornography are not against the law at the moment. What is she planning to do to change that?’
Ms Atkins replied: ‘In terms of cyber-flashing I am very pleased to confirm the Government is looking for a legislative vehicle in which to outlaw that pernicious modern-day crime.
‘In relation to deepfake imagery she will know we have sought the advice of the Law Commission to help update our general laws to better reflect the 21st century in which we all live.’
Basingstoke MP Ms Miller has previously called for the Government to use its planned Online Safety Bill to outlaw indecent exposure online.
But The Times reported the Government plans to instead use a separate, smaller piece of legislation because of fears the mammoth Online Safety Bill is becoming too unwieldy.
It is understood that the genitals in the picture would not have to belong to the sender for it to be considered a crime.
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