I used to see a lady (paid her of course) on a regular basis who worked in porn, worked at a BDSM club, did escorting for a few customers, and attended college. Energetic and hard-working lady. She was part of a data breach that a “religious“ group was behind. They published online the real names of several ladies along with their porn names. It is out there forever. She took it in stride, but let‘s not kid ourselves. Very few ladies in North America want their real names associated with sex work and stored in a breachable file. Many pay proper taxes, but they do vague descriptions of activities. And government registration and licensing branches don’t maintain the type of security that tax agencies do. It is a disaster waiting to happen.
I would argue that in this day and age we are all fucked when it comes to hacking and like you say it's inevitable. Even the CRA has had instances where names and SINs were breached.
Now for agencies what do we really know about their operations and IT security. From the SP side how do they protect the true identity of their SPs. How do those agencies that require a copy of your ID protect that information.
When hacking is reported in the media its mostly some hacker remotely breaching a firewall or an email that got opened by an employee and malware installed giving the hackers what they need.
But not many reports of insider hacking. An employee that has the intent of stealing information and selling it or exposing it based being a disgruntled employee. What ever the reason this shit does happen in regular businesses. So these agencies are no different.
Those groups religious and otherwise who find it right and making them selves feel good and doing their Gods work by shaming and exposing SWs and their clients to try and stop this trade are doing more harm than good IMO. As this trade as everyone knows has been around since the beginning of time.
And the laws in place in Canada seem to allow legitimate SW. But alot of gray areas and law enforcement can apply unclear existing laws when they see fit.
It's way to easy for a young lady to enter this trade. LL is a perfect platform for them to easily put an add up and start receiving clients or doing out calls. That's if they decide to do it themselves.
The shamers will take the position that no women would voluntarily do this work. Pimp behind her or maybe she has a drug habit that this cash work can help fuel. Shaming tactic is hurting those very women they want to save. It's not preventing those not legitimate SWs from getting into this.
Trafficking is also harder to investigate and prosecute in the current laws.
And I don't hear anything in the media about protecting young males from getting into SW. I'm sure there are stories.
I say it's time Canada take the lead in implementing legislation that really helps protect the SW.
Licensing SWs may ensure they are entering for the right reasons. Some education that could expose the boyfriend pimp and a test to pass maybe just like a driver's license. Drug screening before they start and mandatory random testing.
For agencies and SPAs and strip clubs. Clear licensing requirements and code of conduct.
Criminal background checks for staff especially bookers who are exposed to client and SP information, drivers and or security personel. Criminal background checks on the owners.
Clear guidelines for agencies to follow and especially new agencies that at the moment can just put up a website and advertise.
Some clear legislation for foreign SWs and licensing to ensure trafficking is not happening. Clear laws to not only help LE but all involved in SW.
For Indies some association they belong to which they probably already have. Can represent them but somehow including them in legislation.
Being a cash business .. and the stigma behind SW. Hard for a legitimate SW to be taken seriously at a bank for deposits and for a loan for a car or a mortgage I hear.
So things can be setup to hide the real source of income with maybe a dummy corp.
Probably some creative accounting somehow.
Regulating this biz just like the weed industry will make things safer and generate tax revenue.
What say you?
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