March 9, 2013 | The Biz

Florida wants to take down 'revenge porn' sites

Florida politicians are considering a bill that specifically targets website operators and ex-lovers who share naked images without the subject's consent. 

The bill was introduced by Rep. Tom Goodson, and was designed to prohibit "knowing use of [content] that depicts nudity and contains any of depicted individual's personal identification information ... or information purporting to be such personal identification information, without first obtaining depicted person's written consent."

The bill also includes harsher penalties should the images be of individuals under 16, something that is already covered by existing federal child porn laws. The bill will target both Florida and non-Florida residents as long as the victim is a citizen of the state.

"An offense is committed within this state if any conduct that is an element of the offense or any harm to the depicted person, including any harm to the depicted person's privacy interests, resulting from the offense occurs within this state," according to the bill.

If the bill passes, anyone found guilty under the new law could face up to five years in prison, five years probation and a $5,000 fine.

Although no one should be publicly embarrassed by a naughty self-pic they take to share with a select partner, a good rule of thumb is to keep your face out of the junk shots -- or don't date assholes.  

Fla. Bill Targets Operators of 'Revenge Porn' Websites [Xbiz]