Teens at risk of stalking as images used on porn sites

Young people could be leaving themselves open to online and real-life stalkers because of how innocuous photographs are being used in internet porn galleries.

Teens at risk of stalking as images used on porn sites

Childwatch.ie has published a report showing how information associated with photographs uploaded onto social media by teenagers can allow people to trace them back to their online social media accounts — and even their home addresses.

As part of the report, childwatch.ie took 22 images featuring young Irish people found on adult sites and used geolocation techniques to find out how many could be traced back to their social media profiles.

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