Hi-Tech Crime CRIM30375

An example of the unintended (criminological) consequences of technology.

Apps like Tinder have proven very popular but there have been some instances of problems. This includes some (alleged) and actual (legally proven) instances of rape. These cases atrract a lot of media attention. For instance: Crimes Linked to Tinder Increase Sevenfold  (Daily Telegraph) Tinder & Grindr and Sevenfold increase  (BBC) News interview teen assaulted on Tinder Australian Tinder Rape Case Press Report Australian  Tinder Rape Case Retraction (Reminder that retractions may e for a number of reasons - not necessarily false allegations). Not criminal but not sociable? Dating Apps and STIs ( Telegraph ) Dating Apps and STIs ( Independent ) Dating Apps and STIs ( BBC ) Dating Apps and STIs ( VICE )

Short clip about Revenge Pron victim and anonymity from the BBC .

Just what does happen to your data ? Facebook collects data on users in many ways. This is a readable article on this issue.

Quote from web page: What makes people send abusive messages online and through social media? And what - if anything - can be done to tackle it? A panel of guests joins Victoria to discuss these issues, including Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge, who made a film for the programme about trolling, Caroline Nokes, Conservative MP and chair of a parliamentary group looking at body image and Abby Pell, who was trolled after posting a picture of her six pack online with the words "I have a kid, a six-pack and no excuse". (Release date: 24 November 2015)

Quote from page: In 2014 there were more than 3,000 cases of suspected romance crime in the UK, according to Action Fraud. Romance fraud is where one person makes another believe they are in love with them, only to exploit the relationship for money. So what is it like to be on the receiving end of such a scam? Angus Crawford spoke to one woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, about how she was targeted. (Release date: 27 November 2015)