Chapter 33 Further Reading: Technology and Harm

Chapter 33 Further Reading: Technology and Harm

Crisis and Support Resources

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Crisis Helpline: 844-878-2274 | cybercivilrights.org — NCII-specific support and legal referrals
Stop NCII: stopncii.org — Hash-matching tool to prevent spread of NCII images across participating platforms
National Domestic Violence Hotline — Technology Safety: thehotline.org/resources/technology-safety — resources on stalkerware and digital coercive control
FTC Romance Scam Reporting: reportfraud.ftc.gov — report scams and access consumer guidance
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: ic3.gov — file complaints for internet fraud including romance scams
Coalition Against Stalkerware: stopstalkerware.org — resources on detecting and removing stalkerware

NCII and Digital Sexual Harm

Henry, N., Flynn, A., & Powell, A. (2020). Image-Based Sexual Abuse: A Study on the Causes and Consequences of Non-Consensual Nude or Sexual Imagery. Routledge. The most comprehensive academic treatment of NCII, including qualitative research on victim experiences.

Bates, S. (2017). "Revenge porn and mental health: A qualitative analysis of the mental health effects of revenge porn on female survivors." Feminist Criminology, 12(1), 22–42. The interview-based study documenting the harm cascade.

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. Annual legislative tracker and research reports. Free at cybercivilrights.org. Essential primary source for current legal landscape.

Algorithmic Discrimination

Rudder, C. (2014). Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking). Crown. OkCupid's co-founder on what dating app data reveals about human behavior, including racial preference patterns.

Feliciano, C., Robnett, B., & Komaie, G. (2009). "Gendered racial exclusion among white internet daters." Social Science Research, 38(1), 39–54. Foundational academic study on racial exclusion in online dating.

Friedman, B., & Hendry, D. G. (2019). Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination. MIT Press. The definitive treatment of value-sensitive design as a framework for ethical technology development.

Romance Scams and Fraud

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Internet Crime Report (annual). Free at ic3.gov. Primary source for romance scam prevalence and loss data.

Federal Trade Commission. Romance Scams consumer guidance and annual data. Free at ftc.gov/romancescams. Includes victim resources and current fraud statistics.

Stalkerware and Surveillance

National Network to End Domestic Violence — Safety Net. A Survivor's Guide to Safety Planning with Technology. Free at nnedv.org. Practical guidance for survivors on technology safety, including stalkerware detection.

Coalition Against Stalkerware. Annual Stalkerware Report. Free at stopstalkerware.org. Research on stalkerware prevalence and industry trends.

Platform Responsibility

Zittrain, J. (2008). The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It. Yale University Press. Essential background on platform architecture, generativity, and responsibility — still relevant despite its age.

See also: Chapter 31 (objectification) and Chapter 32 (harassment and stalking) for the offline precursors and parallels to the harms examined in this chapter.