While I agree that these types of practices are repugnant, trying to put even more legal restrictions on speech seems to be a bit overkill for this problem. I'

While I agree that these types of practices are repugnant, trying to put even more legal restrictions on speech seems to be a bit overkill for this problem. I'd prefer to see the problem addressed at the source: mugshots should be kept under some form of copyright, in addition to being kept confidential at least until a person is convicted. The copyright would drive these extortion sites underground, reducing impact on peoples' reputations, and the confidentiality would make it difficult to maintain an extortion site by choking off the data supply.