Cyber Flashing Will Soon Be A Crime. It Needs To Be More Than 'Whack-A-Mole'

Mar 18

On a hot August day in 2017, I was travelling home from work on the London Underground. The Victoria line was predictably busy, with commuters bunched elbow to elbow, and as we pulled into a station, a notification flashed up on my iPhone. A stranger was attempting to send me 120 images of his penis via AirDrop (a Bluetooth function on Apple products).

I denied the request but I’d already seen the graphic images; I’d already felt a wave of shame and anger wash over me as I prayed no other passengers had seen my screen; and I felt scared that the person responsible might follow me home or off the train. Read more.

Sophie Gallagher

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