48% of People Say That Recording People Without Consent Should Be Illegal

The ubiquity of advanced recording technology meant that getting recorded in public became a very real possibility for people around the world. However, things started to take a dark turn once professional content creators started posting videos on YouTube. TikTok took the trend of recording people without their consent to the next level, and social media is full of such videos that might infringe on people’s right to privacy.

A YouGov survey recently asked people what their opinions are on such things. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that 48% of all people who participated in this survey said that taking pictures or videos of someone without their consent should be made illegal.

One thing to mention here is that there is a stark contrast based on gender that can be seen in the data. 55% of women said that they felt like something like this should be illegal, whereas only 41% of men said the same.

Non-consensual recording can impact women more because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up being a part of sexual harassment that usually targets women disproportionately. In spite of the fact that this is the case, a large chunk of men clearly feel the same way with all things having been considered and taken into account.

Another thing to note about this survey is that a decent proportion of survey respondents said that they didn’t know what the answer to the question should ideally be. More people will have to land in one camp or the other in order to make the passing of a law more likely than might have been the case otherwise.

It is hard to ignore that just 18% of women feel like non-consensual recording should be legally allowed. It can pose a serious threat to them, but it also happens to create some of the most viral content on the internet. Significant work will have to be done to come up with a solution to the problem at hand.

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by Zia Muhammad via Digital Information World