"This is precisely why “revenge porn,” the term often used to describe this abuse, is the wrong name: It is focused on intent rather than consent. What matters is not why the perpetrator disclosed the images; it is that the victim did not consent to the disclosure.
That
is why laws against nonconsensual pornography should look like laws
against other privacy violations, like the laws that prohibit the
unauthorized disclosure of a broad range of private information, such as
medical records and Social Security numbers.
Because
the patchwork of state laws fails to truly protect intimate privacy, it
is vital that Congress pass legislation that does. And that is why in
May, I spoke at the news conference for the introduction
of the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution
(SHIELD) Act, a bipartisan federal bill introduced by Representatives
Jackie Speier of California and John Katko of New York.
Every person, from the most famous to the most obscure, from the privileged to the poor, deserves privacy."
