Ah I found it.
Voyeurs at the University of Victoria Start Website
Sean Patrick Sullivan and Megan Stewart , The Martlet(University of Victoria)
VICTORIA - University of Victoria campus security has known for at least two weeks about a website showing candid photos of women secretly photographed on campus but has not alerted students.
PeepingThong.com shows women in recognisable university locations, such as the pub in the student centre, campus benches, and study tables and cubicles in the library. The pictures are taken from behind with a digital camera, and in most photos, the woman's thong underwear is exposed.
Campus security services is aware of the website, but refused to comment, instead directing The Martlet to the communications office.
Campus security is 'continuing to investigate it, but as of right now they have no grounds to prosecute it,' said communications officer Patty Pitts. 'I guess people have to be aware that their privacy can be intruded upon much easier these days with little cameras and cameras in phones.'
Since the pictures are taken in a public area, it is not an invasion of privacy issue, said Carlos Martins, lawyer for Canadian University Press.
'If they could trace it back to a UVic person and find that it's in contravention of the university harassment policy, then you've got some grounds to go on,' Pitts said.
The name and address of the Victoria man who registered the website is publicly available through a whois Internet search, but security has been unable to link the record to a student.
Director of student services David Clode confirmed security contacted him with the information two weeks ago.
'If we could track the origin of the website to a UVic server or UVic equipment, we could do something,' Clode said. 'We've had these issues before, when people have had less-than-wonderful websites living on UVic servers, and we've taken step s to shut them down.'
Marlene Russo is the acting director of the university's human rights office, which administers the harassment policy. She was unaware of the website before The Martlet approached her, and said she hasn't yet received any complaints from students.
Individuals who feel they have been harassed or discriminated against are encouraged to seek confidential advice and information from the human rights office.
'We're trying to maintain the campus as a safe place for students, and if people aren't feeling safe, that would be something of concern,' she said.
The website was last updated very recently, and the dates on the photos range as far back as September 2003.
'Hunting season is open: Seek T-bars within . . . ' reads the caption for one of the four photo albums. That album, which houses 80 photos, has been viewed more than 2,000 times.
Visitors are encouraged to rate each picture - labelled 'T-bar victims' - with ratings including, 'Um . . . (be right back),' 'I wouldn't hesitate,' and 'Macdonald's' sic.
'I would call this sexual assault and voyeurism,' said Caitlin Warbeck, the outreach coordinator for the student union's women's centre. 'These aren't posed, meaning these women didn't know they were being photographed.'
She asserted the university community should be told this is happening, especially since the site is being viewed on a regular basis.
'There's a lot of factors in here that could let this girl know that it's her, or let other people who know her know that it's her,' Warbeck said.
Warbeck said the women's centre would be starting an awareness campaign.
'It's just shocking to see that someone would do it because it is such a breach of personal space and boundaries,' said Sarah Salbati, a third-year student.
The website contains no advertising, contact information, registration process, or links, excluding one to the online photo printing service, Shutterfly. Through the link to Shutterfly, users can order wallet to poster-size prints of the thong photos.
It is possible to see when each picture was added to the site and what kind of digital camera was used to take the photo. At least five digital cameras, including several Canons and a Nikon, have been used.
Canadian University Press
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