silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrolls Used Her Face to Make Fake Porn. There Was Nothing She Could Do. Sabrina Javellana was a rising star in local politics — until deepfakes derailed her life.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTrolls Used Her Face to Make Fake Porn. There Was Nothing She Could Do. Sabrina Javellana was a rising star in local politics — until deepfakes derailed her life.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoMight be unpopular opinion but deepfakes should be considered identity theft.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoEh… identity theft sentencing, assuming you go federal, is 2 years minimum. And most cases are civil. I prefer fraud, which carries 5 years. Add wire fraud on top of that and now you’re talking 20 years.
minus-squareNommer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoAdd computer fraud to that list and now they can’t use a computer unsupervised.
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIf doing it ruins the victim’s life the sentences should have an equal effect on the perpetrator’s life. So yeah I agree with your assessment too.
Might be unpopular opinion but deepfakes should be considered identity theft.
Eh… identity theft sentencing, assuming you go federal, is 2 years minimum. And most cases are civil.
I prefer fraud, which carries 5 years. Add wire fraud on top of that and now you’re talking 20 years.
Add computer fraud to that list and now they can’t use a computer unsupervised.
If doing it ruins the victim’s life the sentences should have an equal effect on the perpetrator’s life. So yeah I agree with your assessment too.