1. “Acne has fallen far down
the list of things to freAK
out about in one’s teenage
years…” – kashmir hill
Image by Dino Kuznik’s Photostream
2. “It seems that these days,
fear of a break-out day
has been replaced by a
fear of one’s nude photos
breaking out.” –Kashmir Hill
Image by thezartorialist.com
4. “Sexting is the electronic communication of
non-professional imAges or videos
portraying one or more persons
in a state of nudity
or otherwise
in a sexuAL
manner.”
-D.J.B.
Svantesson
Image by TheAlieness GiselaGardinoA2A3
6. A recent U.S. Study found that in youth
ages 14-24…
10% had sent naked pictures of themselves to
someone elseImage by dhammza
7. 11% had been pressured by someone to send
naked photos or videos to someone else
8. 18% had photos or videos sent to them
with the sender being in the nude
9. 17% of those receiving pictures/videos
subsequently shared the pictures or
videos with someone else
10. The prevalence of sextinghas
increaseddue to the introduction
of appswhich create a false
sense of privacy
Image by guccio@文房具社
11. In 2012, Snapchat was
introduced, an app which
allows users to send
photos that “self-
destruct” in a certain
number of seconds
Image by Mushman 1970
12. Today,
more
than
50
million
snaps
are
sent
each
day
More than 50 million
snaps are sent every day
Image by Jonothan Adami
13. “What the public has yet to
realize is that their data are
not only being archived but
also analyzed and scored.”
–felix gilette Image by mrmanc
14. Decipher Forensics has figured out a
way to recover supposedly deleted
images from snapchat
Image by algo
20. “So seriously, y’all, think
really hard about having
naked photos of Yourself
in existence…”
– Kashmir Hill
Image by dhammza
21. Because 15 minutes of fame
can turn into a lifetime of shame
Image by dhammza
22. REFERENCES
Dan Jerker B. Svantesson - “Sexting” and the Law – 15 Minutes of Fame, and a Lifetime of Shame
Felix Gillette - Snapchat and the Erasable Future of Social Media
Kashmir hill – Snapchat’s Don’t Disappear; Forensics Firm Has Pulled Dozens of Supposedly-Deleted
Photos from Android Phones
Kashmir hill - Another Day, Another Group of Teen Girls Blackmailed with Nude Photos
Sara gates -Adult Sexting on the Rise: 1 in 5 Americans Send Explicit Text Messages, Poll Finds
Will oremesus - OMG, Deleted Snapchat Sexts Can Actually Be Recovered
PHOTOGRAPHS
All photographs used are licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0
agreement, and sourced from flickr.
Project by Clare Sheasgreen
Queen’s University
2013