In response to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruling on March 5 that “upskirting,” or the practice of secretly photographing underneath a woman's dress or skirt, does not violate Massachusetts’ Peeping Tom laws, the state legislature passed a bill banning upskirting on Thursday. Under this new law, taking a photo or a video under or
Mass. Makes “Upskirt” Photos Illegal
“Upskirting” may not violate Massachusetts’ Peeping Tom laws, but the state’s legislature still passed a bill that bans the practice that many argue is a violation of privacy.