Loved ones of a Windsor woman want photos taken of her on the city’s streets, during an active drug addiction, removed from social media.

The woman in the photos is Alicia Newman and she died several years ago. Her family says the images are triggering for them and they “don’t want her remembered for the roughest time in her life.”

Though they’ve reached out to the photographer to have the images removed, the family says their messages have been ignored and they’ve been blocked.

Some experts say this situation highlights gaps in Canada’s privacy policies, which haven’t kept pace with the digital age.

Who was Alicia Newman?

Devin Newman, Alicia’s twin brother, says he always looked up to his sister.

“At the end of the day, my sister would give you the shirt off her back. She was the

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