2010-05-06, 03:19 PM
Blaine Wrote:[COLOR="Red"]Using a fairly unknown iPhone app to send a nude picture of yourself...isn't being a dumbass?
She may not have deserved what she got, but she's not the only one. People will exploit this whether it's right, wrong, or left. There are sneaky little pricks out there who devote their lives to exploiting this sort of thing, and by now anyone who has even heard of the internet should know that.
Mike and Tobias are right, a normal text or email would have been thousands of times smarter. It is her fault for not thinking of those two easily available options.[/COLOR]
Not everyone is internet savvy; there are still people out there who can't even turn on a computer. She's definitely naive but imo that's a good thing. You shouldn't have to do everything expecting some assholes to ruin your day. People expect the internet to be just as private as being in their own home; and it SHOULD be. There are just a lot of disgusting pigs out there who find joy in being as awful as possible. She's not at fault for the terrible things other people do.
@Spidey: There's a pretty huge difference between sticking your cat in a box, shutting the door, watching it spin and thinking "HUH THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, WHY DIDN'T ANYONE ELSOH GOD OH MY GOD MR. FRIZZLES!!!!" and expecting basic privacy when you do something. Most of us here are decently versed in the awful ways of the internet but you can't expect everyone to be. There are people who have lives and only spend tiiiiny amounts of time on the internet and it's to do private things like talk to family or friends. She didn't expect that an app that apple had allowed to be on her phone would be so poorly secured; just like no one hacked recently expected Nexon to be so poorly secured. These people aren't at fault for not expecting every possible eventuality of their actions.
and as far as this being "not so bad" goes, I find that ridiculous. There are those of us who have to go out daily and be seen. Being leered at by strangers is awful; imagine knowing that they've all seen you naked. Well, I'm sure that won't get through to you but for most of us that is devastating. It's even worse when your loved ones and the people you have to associate with daily have been forcibly shown these images. This can absolutely ruin your life.