The further back you go with James Bond movies, the more uncomfortable scenes can be when it comes to the spy’s sexual exploits. Now the Family Planning Association is highlighting its “Consent: Yes, yes, yes!” campaign for Sexual Health Awareness week this September. According to The Sun, the FPA have discovered a number of occasions […]
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US-led coalition ‘manufactured consent’ with ‘fabricated’ gas attack – George Galloway on Syria
George Galloway says that both the alleged gas attack in Syria and subsequent US-led missile strikes this week were a “deliberate fabrication” meant to distract from a number of domestic scandals in the coalition member-states. Galloway, a former MP-turned-broadcaster, spoke to RT.com about the latest US-led strikes in Syria, the pretext behind them and the […]
Facebook scooped up Android call and text metadata (with consent)
If you’ve been using the Facebook app on Android for quite some time, it’s possible that the social network has records of every call and text you made these past years — though it’s not as bad as it sounds. It was software developer Dylan McKay who first discovered that Facebook scraped his call logs […]
Will Princess Eugenie have to get a wedding letter of consent like Meghan and Kate did?
Princess Eugenie, 27, will marry Jack Brooksbanks, 31, on Friday October 12 2018, but will she require a letter of consent from the Queen beforehand? Meghan Markle, 36, and Prince Harry, 33, received a formal letter of consent – also known as the Declaration of Consent – from the Queen last week on March 14. […]
Monica Lewinsky says the #MeToo movement has caused her to question the issue of consent in her affair with Clinton
Danny Moloshok/Reuters Monica Lewinsky wrote in a new essay for Vanity Fair that the #MeToo movement has caused her to question whether her affair with former President Bill Clinton was consensual. “The idea of consent might well be rendered moot,” she wrote of her relationship with Clinton, which she called a “gross abuse of power.” […]
After #MeToo, phone app allows you to legally consent to sex
A Dutch startup is launching an app that will allow people to give legal consent to sex via their mobile in an initiative spurred by Sweden’s plans to bolster its rape law.
Comcast accused of enrolling customers in programs without consent
Subscribe to cable service for long enough and you’ll probably run into lousy customer service at some point, whether it’s technicians who don’t show up on time or phone reps that won’t let you cancel. However, Comcast’s behavior in Washington might take the cake. The state’s Attorney General has filed an amended complaint alleging that […]
Where Should We Draw the Age of Consent? We Asked, You Answered
Welcome toThird Rail With OZY, our electrifying TV show where we debate provocative hot topics each week. Last week, we asked: When does a big age gap in a relationship become abuse? You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity. Matthew Cole, Marietta, Georgia As long as no one involved is a minor, […]
Police can request your DNA without your knowledge or consent via ancestry websites
Sending a sample of your DNA through the post may seem like a harmless and novel way of tracing your ancestry, and millions of Americans have already done so, but there is a more sinister side to this relatively new enterprise. If you’re suspected of a crime police can, if they have a warrant, request […]
France may set age of consent at 13 after man acquitted of raping 11yo
The French government is considering setting the minimum age for sexual consent following a controversial decision by a jury to spare a man accused of raping an 11-year-old girl. The verdict has sparked a public outcry and calls to revise the law. The bill, if adopted, will set a benchmark in French law on sexual […]
