Virtual violation
Mar 27, 2017
4 minutes
By Savannah Freemantle
VIOLATION PREYS ON OUR MOST BASIC FEARS – OUR MOST INTIMATE AND PRIVATE MOMENTS, OUR VULNERABILITIES, BEING EXPLOITED BY A PERSON WE TRUST. WHEN THE INTERNET HAS A PART TO PLAY IN THIS EXPLOITATION, THE FALLOUT IS IMMENSE. AND THE IMPACT ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING, AS WELL AS THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION, SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
FALLING VICTIM
Dr Eve, a clinical sexologist and author of Cyber Infidelity: The New Seduction, says that when it comes to romance, we should all recognise that we have the right to be safe online.
“When I talk about the cyber environment, I don’t like the dialogue to focus on ‘safety’ and ‘danger’. I don’t want people to walk around in a
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