Quebec Recourse for Victims to Remove Intimate Images Shared Without Consent Online

The iris scanner (C), and camera lens (R), are shown on the back of a smartphone, on April 17, 2017, in New York. The Canadian Press/AP-Mark Lennihan

A Quebec law comes into effect Wednesday that will give people quick access to legal recourse if someone shares intimate images or video of them without their consent.

It is a crime in Canada to publish, text or share intimate images or video of someone without consent.