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‘Digital condoms’ now exist – and creators say they’re ‘as easy as a real condom’
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‘Digital condoms’ now exist – and creators say they’re ‘as easy as a real condom’

It can’t ward off STDs, but it can protect your SEX.

Unprotected hanky-panky is now truly a thing of the past thanks to a new anti-revenge porn app.

“Camdom is your digital condom, preventing anyone from taking photos, filming or recording audio without your consent.” fiery minds behind Billy Boy, a German condom company, in its latest ad.

Camdon is being hailed as a digital condom that prevents electronic devices from recording unauthorized video and audio recordings of sexual encounters. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.comCamdon is being hailed as a digital condom that prevents electronic devices from recording unauthorized video and audio recordings of sexual encounters. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.com

Camdon is being hailed as a digital condom that prevents electronic devices from recording unauthorized video and audio recordings of sexual encounters. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.com

“All you have to do is open it before you have sex to protect your digital privacy,” the experts said, adding that the safety software is not difficult to use, but instead “just as easy like using a real condom.”

It is a contraceptive for the age of content creators.

Far too often, risky games are recorded and distributed for mass consumption without the consent of one or both parties engaging in due course.

To make sure a noise in the sheets doesn’t go viral, avid app users simply place their smartphones next to each other and slide down a virtual button to block all cameras and microphones.

And if a sneaky weirdo tries to sneak in mid-coital, a loud alarm sounds, notifying the unwitting partner of the potential security breach.

Camdom can simultaneously block as many devices as needed.

The app developers created the software to protect sexually active users from the psychological, emotional, personal and professional pitfalls of revenge porn. Billy BoyThe app developers created the software to protect sexually active users from the psychological, emotional, personal and professional pitfalls of revenge porn. Billy Boy

The app developers created the software to protect sexually active users from the psychological, emotional, personal and professional pitfalls of revenge porn. Billy Boy

From the A-listers of Kardashian acclaim at everyday locals like the CUNY professor who secured $30 million from her ex who dumped her nudes onlinerevenge porn is a crime that leaves the sexually active—namely, Gen Z and millennials in the digital age—vulnerable to its dangers.

Once those intimate moments make the social media timeline, victims of the violation are likely to suffer long-term psychological, personal and social consequences.

Humiliation, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem are just some of its harmful effects, so say the researchers from the Egas Moniz School of Health & Science in Portugal.

Celebrities and unknowns alike have fallen victim to the pains of revenge porn in recent years. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.comCelebrities and unknowns alike have fallen victim to the pains of revenge porn in recent years. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.com

Celebrities and unknowns alike have fallen victim to the pains of revenge porn in recent years. Nomad_Soul – stock.adobe.com

But Felipe Almeida, the creator of Camdom, hopes to reduce these results.

“Nowadays, smartphones have become an extension of our body and we store a lot of sensitive data on them,” he said. said in a statement. “To protect you from recording non-consensual content, we’ve created the first app that can block your camera and microphone simply by using Bluetooth.”

Partners simply position their phones in close proximity, activate the safety lock and enjoy. Billy BoyPartners simply position their phones in close proximity, activate the safety lock and enjoy. Billy Boy

Partners simply position their phones in close proximity, activate the safety lock and enjoy. Billy Boy

A red light and loud alarm alert one or both partners of a potential threat to sexual safety. Billy BoyA red light and loud alarm alert one or both partners of a potential threat to sexual safety. Billy Boy

A red light and loud alarm alert one or both partners of a potential threat to sexual safety. Billy Boy

Camdom can be especially useful to members of digital generations. Vasyl – stock.adobe.comCamdom can be especially useful to members of digital generations. Vasyl – stock.adobe.com

Camdom can be especially useful to members of digital generations. Vasyl – stock.adobe.com

Alexander Strümann, brand manager for Billy Boy, says Camdom comes as a robot assistant for regular old tires.

“Bill Boy is a brand known for protecting people in the analog world,” he began. “So we wanted to take the next step and protect the digital generation from a threat that a normal condom can’t address.

“Non-consensual media leaks during sex.”