Safer Digital Intimacy via Proactive Protection Against Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Watch a 14-minute conference presentation from USENIX Security '24 exploring the challenges and solutions for safer digital intimacy sharing. Examine findings from a comprehensive interview study with 52 European creators of intimate content, investigating the threats they face and their defensive strategies. Learn about the significant benefits of sharing intimate content for relationship intimacy and body image, while understanding the risks of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) that affects an estimated 1 in 3 people. Discover concrete recommendations for platforms and security researchers to implement proactive protection measures against nonconsensual distribution of intimate content. Note that the presentation contains discussions of sexual violence and image-based sexual abuse.