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Maybe it's not Internet but the camera phones? I mean they are everywhere.

boomboomsubban 4y ago
This is mentioned in the article, and while it is a factor, the fear of being photographed would be much lower if it wasn't associated with those photo's being posted online for any future personal associate to see.
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  We can go deeper, if we had not invented electricity, jee we wouldn't be able to transmit such data.
  - StanislavPetrov 4y ago
    To sleep, perchance to dream..
  - hackernewds 4y ago
    Everything is the fault of the Big Bang..
    - _Algernon_ 4y ago
      “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
  - birracerveza 4y ago
    If we weren't alive, there wouldn't be crimes!
- checkyoursudo 4y ago
  Posted online where though? I'm sure this is the fear, but the perceived risk surely outweighs the actual risk. It's not like there would be zero repercussions for posting nude beach pics on mainstream social media, and anywhere else (niche, personal website, porn forums/sites) means almost nobody you ever know would ever see pics of you au naturel. Ever. But, yes, I agree this is the fundamental (even if I think irrational) fear.
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    Judging from the online ads I've seen, seeing naked people from your area is quite popular. I don't think it's likely anyone you're close to would see the pics, but it's not hard to imagine someone you kind of know from someplace like work seeing them.
  - mywittyname 4y ago
    > almost nobody you ever know would ever see pics I have to imagine that we are not far from a popular public facial search engine. Send a picture from FB or LI and it will show you these pictures. We have the technology, and it's a tool available to governments and large businesses already. It's not a leap to assume this will be a normal product that people use in the next 5 years.
    - ghaff 4y ago
      I don't know the timeframe but I wouldn't bet against databases that, given one or more tagged photos of someone, would be able to identify all sorts of online content.
      - checkyoursudo 4y ago
        Able to, for sure, but to what end? Will people be doing this a lot? Why? Anyway, will there be no public outcry? Will these things not be shut down immediately by politicians who suddenly find they've been filmed at nude beaches and now all the world can see?
        ghaff 4y ago
        >Why? Idle curiosity. Stalking. Digging up dirt. >Will these things not be shut down immediately Putting technological genies back in bottles is very difficult especially when there are very legitimate uses. Automated photo tagging is already a thing in something like Lightroom and some photo sharing sites and it's quite useful.
    - checkyoursudo 4y ago
- cptcobalt 4y ago
  It goes both ways. In a non-puritanistic society, where nudity isn't frowned upon, ideally you wouldn't care if pictures got shared. But because (at least American) society tends to be puritanistic, there's a lot of damaging reasons if a nude photo of you is identified, even if it was taken and shared without your consent. That's fucked.
stemlord 4y ago
What's the problem with being caught nude at a nude beach? One has to realize that their own body is not in any way noteworthy compared to the rest of the population's naked body.
- unethical_ban 4y ago
  What's the problem with having a few drinks with friends, getting a little rowdy on the weekend? Well if you're a public figure, a lot. See the PM of Finland. The problem isn't the act, the problem is being able to be judged for that act, for eternity, by people who will choose to shame and judge you for it to their benefit. This can cause stress and trouble whether we want it to or not.
  - stemlord 4y ago
    Being a public figure is hardly commonplace, thus can't be an argument for how/why nude beaches may be dying. The problem is not other people's judgement, it's one's own inability to cope with the idea that others may be judging. It's called insecurity. For what it's worth I go to nude beaches and nudist resorts/campgrounds as often as I can. It took me only a few times to get over it. No one cares but yourself, really.
    - unethical_ban 4y ago
jabroni_salad 4y ago
That, and the Coolpix p1000 taking good quality photos of you from 3 miles away.

This is mentioned in the article, and while it is a factor, the fear of being photographed would be much lower if it wasn't associated with those photo's being posted online for any future personal associate to see.

systemvoltage 4y ago
We can go deeper, if we had not invented electricity, jee we wouldn't be able to transmit such data.
- StanislavPetrov 4y ago
  To sleep, perchance to dream..
- hackernewds 4y ago
  Everything is the fault of the Big Bang..
  - _Algernon_ 4y ago
    “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
- birracerveza 4y ago
  If we weren't alive, there wouldn't be crimes!
checkyoursudo 4y ago
Posted online where though? I'm sure this is the fear, but the perceived risk surely outweighs the actual risk. It's not like there would be zero repercussions for posting nude beach pics on mainstream social media, and anywhere else (niche, personal website, porn forums/sites) means almost nobody you ever know would ever see pics of you au naturel. Ever. But, yes, I agree this is the fundamental (even if I think irrational) fear.
- boomboomsubban 4y ago
  Judging from the online ads I've seen, seeing naked people from your area is quite popular. I don't think it's likely anyone you're close to would see the pics, but it's not hard to imagine someone you kind of know from someplace like work seeing them.
- mywittyname 4y ago
  > almost nobody you ever know would ever see pics I have to imagine that we are not far from a popular public facial search engine. Send a picture from FB or LI and it will show you these pictures. We have the technology, and it's a tool available to governments and large businesses already. It's not a leap to assume this will be a normal product that people use in the next 5 years.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    I don't know the timeframe but I wouldn't bet against databases that, given one or more tagged photos of someone, would be able to identify all sorts of online content.
    - checkyoursudo 4y ago
      Able to, for sure, but to what end? Will people be doing this a lot? Why? Anyway, will there be no public outcry? Will these things not be shut down immediately by politicians who suddenly find they've been filmed at nude beaches and now all the world can see?
      - ghaff 4y ago
        >Why? Idle curiosity. Stalking. Digging up dirt. >Will these things not be shut down immediately Putting technological genies back in bottles is very difficult especially when there are very legitimate uses. Automated photo tagging is already a thing in something like Lightroom and some photo sharing sites and it's quite useful.
  - checkyoursudo 4y ago
cptcobalt 4y ago
It goes both ways. In a non-puritanistic society, where nudity isn't frowned upon, ideally you wouldn't care if pictures got shared. But because (at least American) society tends to be puritanistic, there's a lot of damaging reasons if a nude photo of you is identified, even if it was taken and shared without your consent. That's fucked.

stemlord 4y ago

What's the problem with being caught nude at a nude beach? One has to realize that their own body is not in any way noteworthy compared to the rest of the population's naked body.

unethical_ban 4y ago
What's the problem with having a few drinks with friends, getting a little rowdy on the weekend? Well if you're a public figure, a lot. See the PM of Finland. The problem isn't the act, the problem is being able to be judged for that act, for eternity, by people who will choose to shame and judge you for it to their benefit. This can cause stress and trouble whether we want it to or not.
- stemlord 4y ago
  Being a public figure is hardly commonplace, thus can't be an argument for how/why nude beaches may be dying. The problem is not other people's judgement, it's one's own inability to cope with the idea that others may be judging. It's called insecurity. For what it's worth I go to nude beaches and nudist resorts/campgrounds as often as I can. It took me only a few times to get over it. No one cares but yourself, really.
  - unethical_ban 4y ago

jabroni_salad 4y ago

That, and the Coolpix p1000 taking good quality photos of you from 3 miles away.