Sir, – Brian Boyd ("How to make sure nobody steals your naked selfies", September 5th) suggests that one way to avoid your pictures being leaked is to "stop taking naked photos of yourself". While I understand the sentiment behind his remark, I disagree with including this as a method of self-protection. Surely if we shouldn't take intimate photos of ourselves if we don't want them to be widely distributed, then we should simply not own anything if we want to avoid being robbed? Curiously, I have never heard this suggested by home security experts. Placing the blame on the victim of the crime, the one who took the photos, meant for private viewing only, rather than on the perpetrator of the crime (because it is a crime), is certainly unfair and counterproductive. A better suggestion for improving internet security? Stop invading people's privacy. – Yours, etc,
DOIREANN O’BRIEN,
Dartry Park,
Milltown,
Dublin 6.