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“Selfie” Protections Among Hundreds of New California Laws

14 points| prostoalex | 11 years ago |nbcbayarea.com

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[+] chroma|11 years ago|reply
> ...victims whose private images were posted online will be able to sue perpetrators in court using a pseudonym, allowing for the recovery of damages via a civil suit without disclosing a name.

Apparently, they get around the 6th amendment (giving the accused the right to confront witnesses against them) by making this a civil case instead of a criminal one.

Also, the original source is an SFGate article which has a longer list of laws[1]. Controversial ones include changing the standard for sexual consent on college campuses (yes means yes) and driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.

1. http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/California-readies-fo...

[+] maaku|11 years ago|reply
You knowing your accuser is different from everyone knowing the accuser as part of public record.