Pending legislation could provide legal options for hacking victims

Pending legislation could provide legal options for hacking victims

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The details are still fuzzy about who did the hacking of celebrity nude photos and how they did it. But today on Tech Shift, we tackle the legal questions at the heart of this scandal. What could you do if someone stole and published sensitive images of you online? Right now in Illinois, your only option would be to file a civil lawsuit. But there’s a push to change that. Mary Anne Franks, a law professor and vice president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, and Illinois State Representative Scott Drury, who sponsored a bill to criminalize “Revenge Porn,” discuss the legal options for hacking victims.