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....there wouldn't be any great loss in this not being available because those people would still be able to be photographed with their actual clothes off. Thi

• buboard 7y ago
  > This is for harassment. Yeah, though removing it from github won't make things better. Some kid would find the code anyway and distribute the app to jailbroken phones. That's why people need to be aware of this app - because if it's not the harassment will be worse.
  • LeonB 7y ago
    Less abusive ex-boyfriends and abusive ex-husbands will find it. That's a win for each one of the victims that are spared. So it would make things "better" -- not perfect, but "better". And leaving it on github will make things "worse".
    • buboard 7y ago
      Hmm, quite the contrary i think. Abusive exes will be even more motivated to find and use such an app, at a time when the public will be oblivious to their existence. I think it is inevitable for these kinds of apps and websites to start circulating widely. As always, there will be an initial shock and outrage, after which people will realize it's actually a toy and learn to dismiss it as fake pictures. And if the pictures are really good, i hope this tech can then be used as plausible deniability to someone who had her actual pictures stolen.
      • LeonB 7y ago
        I think the “public” are already aware of photoshopping etc. I don’t agree that this tool will primarily serve to make the public more informed. The effect you’re talking about is far smaller than the main effect. If you really put yourself in the shoes of a victim I believe you’d feel differently.