Upskirting to cyber-flashing: lawmakers face calls to punish digital sex abuse


Britain and France have introduced specific legislation to make upskirting – the surreptitious taking of photos or videos under women's clothing – a criminal offence, but critics say that more countries need to take action. — Reuters

MADRID: During her first job as a receptionist, Sara Garcia Antunez got a lot of unwanted attention from a postboy who began to stalk her online.

"This guy got obsessed with me and wouldn't leave me alone... he only knew my first and last name but with that information you can find out a lot online," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from Madrid.

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