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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 January 2025

Debate

Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

Contribution

At one point in the discussions there was some suggestion that no crime was committed until the created images were known about, shared or seen. Professor McGlynn makes the case that image creation without consent—non-consensual being the crime—is a significant cause of the harm done by this appalling behaviour. I will read from pages 5 and 6 of the briefing paper. I will read as little as possible, but this passage is so overwhelmingly persuasive that I want to read it:

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