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What if that person randomly shares it to a child? Receiving such a picture, especially in public, can be quite distressing even for grown adults. You start wo

What if that person randomly shares it to a child? Receiving such a picture, especially in public, can be quite distressing even for grown adults. You start wondering which passenger sent you the picture. "Is this person looking for a reaction in order to identify me?" "Will they follow me outside?" "Should I be worried about being attacked"? "Is it me? Should I not wear this shirt anymore? Do I look like I'm asking for it?" "Perhaps I should call the police just in case? What if the police laugh at me?" "Should I skip my station in case I'm followed and that person wants to find out where I live?" "Is it that person who sent it? I commute with them daily. Should I be worried? Should I change my commute schedule?" Overall, not an experience that you want forced upon you.

gowld 7y ago
All of these problems are the same problems you have whenever you are near a stranger without airdrop, and are solved the same way: by ignoring it.
- Raphmedia 7y ago
  Of course, if someone physically shows their genitals, the situation is about the same. That does not mean that it's a light situation. In Canada, that is a criminal offence. Indecent acts 173. (1) Everyone who wilfully does an indecent act in a public place in the presence of one or more persons, or in any place with intent to insult or offend any person, (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months.
blub 7y ago
People predisposed to paranoia should probably set AirDrop to contacts only or disable it. Maybe not even use messaging or E-Mail and stay at home just in case.
- Raphmedia 7y ago
  Reacting strongly to receiving the genitals of a stranger who is statistically likely to be stronger than you and probably able to pin you down without too much trouble is not paranoia. It's one thing to send empty death threats online. It's another to push your genitals on someone who's within 30 feet of you (AirDrop's range). This is the last thing that I'd want to receive at night while commuting in a dirty bus or while walking back home in the dark alone. Yes, disabling the feature is a solution. However, I'll bet that most people are not aware that they have it on or don't suspect that it can be a vector of attack. The problem here is people abusing of the system. Don't blame the victim for it. If anything, blame Apple for not explaining the feature better or for a not allowing to keep the feature to "everyone" and disable image previews.
  - blub 7y ago
    There is no victim, these are made up horror scenarios. The likely scenario is trolling by sending pictures, not a rapist mentally torturing their next victim before pouncing on her. Criminalizing this will stop neither trolls nor rapists. The former because it's almost impossible to tell who did it, the latter because they're rapists.

gowld 7y ago

All of these problems are the same problems you have whenever you are near a stranger without airdrop, and are solved the same way: by ignoring it.

Raphmedia 7y ago
Of course, if someone physically shows their genitals, the situation is about the same. That does not mean that it's a light situation. In Canada, that is a criminal offence. Indecent acts 173. (1) Everyone who wilfully does an indecent act in a public place in the presence of one or more persons, or in any place with intent to insult or offend any person, (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years; or (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months.

blub 7y ago

People predisposed to paranoia should probably set AirDrop to contacts only or disable it. Maybe not even use messaging or E-Mail and stay at home just in case.

Raphmedia 7y ago
Reacting strongly to receiving the genitals of a stranger who is statistically likely to be stronger than you and probably able to pin you down without too much trouble is not paranoia. It's one thing to send empty death threats online. It's another to push your genitals on someone who's within 30 feet of you (AirDrop's range). This is the last thing that I'd want to receive at night while commuting in a dirty bus or while walking back home in the dark alone. Yes, disabling the feature is a solution. However, I'll bet that most people are not aware that they have it on or don't suspect that it can be a vector of attack. The problem here is people abusing of the system. Don't blame the victim for it. If anything, blame Apple for not explaining the feature better or for a not allowing to keep the feature to "everyone" and disable image previews.
- blub 7y ago
  There is no victim, these are made up horror scenarios. The likely scenario is trolling by sending pictures, not a rapist mentally torturing their next victim before pouncing on her. Criminalizing this will stop neither trolls nor rapists. The former because it's almost impossible to tell who did it, the latter because they're rapists.