Assignment #2: Cyber bullying and Privacy.

1.  Two actions that can violate someone's privacy is Non-Consensual distribution of an intimate image and voyeurism.  Non- Consensual distribution of an intimate image is if someone has a sexual picture/video of you that was sent privately and that person knowingly posts it online or shares it with someone else knowing that you would not consent to that, the person could be charged. Voyeurism is secretly recording or observing a person who reasonable believes his/her actions are private and:

• who is in a place where the person might be expected to change or remove clothing.
• Who is all or partially naked or engaged in sexual activity at the time or,
• Where the recording is done for sexual reasons.  

2.  Two other laws in Canada are acts that make others feel unsafe and unwanted or illegal sexual content.  Some examples of acts that would make others feel unsafe are harassment, Blackmail, uttering threats, intimidation, and counselling to commit suicide.  Examples of unwanted illegal sexual content are online luring, making sexually explicit material available to a person under 18, sexual exploitation and invitation to sexual touching.

3.  Examples on how you can report a potential crime is police and  cybertip.ca.  Options other than reporting are speak to a safe adult, contact kids help phone or talk to a close friend.  

4.  Removing pictures/videos is a good section on NeedHelpNow.ca.  This section tells us how to remove unwanted pictures/ videos of yourself. When reporting a photo from Facebook for example you include your age, say that you are the person in the photo/video,say that you did not post the pic/vid, did not agree to it being posted and want it removed, let them know if you sent the picture/video to someone else.  The section in Dealing with Peers tells us how to gain control.  Some helpful steps in regaining control are Do not respond, delete the bully on social networks, block the bully from contacting you, review and adjust your privacy settings, change your accounts, save the messages or tell someone.

5. Something I found interesting is how much cyber bullying goes on in peoples everyday lives.

6. A change I could make is by sending messages of hope and letting people know they can talk to me if they need to.