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> Second, to complete the registration process, I have to either supply a debit/credit card, the will call a phone number and somehow compare that against phone
by onedev 12y ago
> Second, to complete the registration process, I have to either supply a debit/credit card, the will call a phone number and somehow compare that against phone records to verify my identity, or send me a postcard.
This is actually a HUGE piece of what makes the social network special. This builds inherent trust into the network so you actually know that the people that you're talking to are actually who they say they are and actually live in your neighborhood.
This means that, if you're selling your couch, or buying something from a neighbor, you can be sure that it's trusted neighbor that you're interacting with.
This actually HELPS privacy rather than impeding it.
Nextdoor also cross references with sex offender databases as well as "some" criminal databases so that they are banned from joining. It's also a safety feature.
- adrianh 12y agoYou should identify yourself as a Nextdoor employee! (Looks like you've promoted them several times in your comment history.)
- hnha 12y agoI'd much rather have a simple web of trust between the people than this central authority.
- wavefunction 12y agoThat's called real life isn't it? Just choose an unmediated life if that's what you want.
- comex 12y ago> Nextdoor also cross references with sex offender databases as well as "some" criminal databases so that they are banned from joining. It's also a safety feature. Ugh. Those things increase recidivism and violate fundamental concepts of justice by not allowing people to ever 'serve their debt to society'. If I can pass someone by on the sidewalk or walk by their house, I don't see why they should be banned from talking to me on such a network.
- Byzantine 12y agoAssuming those people are actual, proven, and unanimously agreed upon sex offenders, such as a 50 year old man who did time for making 10 year year old boys perform fellatio on him, I don't see what is wrong with making them pariahs. If anything, they should have been executed rather than reintroduced into society.
- blueskin_ 12y agoBecause no criminal can ever be reformed, right? If they're released, it generally implies they no longer pose a threat, and are monitored if not the case.
- lilsunnybee 12y agoHmm, except that the sex offender registry is also absurdly broad. Should public urination result in you being a life-long pariah? What about being an underage teen sexting? http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-make-you-a-sex-offender-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-things-that-could-...
- squeaky-clean 12y agoI'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not with your final sentence. But assuming you aren't. If they did their time, they did their time. Why not ban anyone with a criminal conviction? >Assuming those people are actual, proven, and unanimously agreed upon sex offenders How do you prove this to the computer? Have a representative manually handle every case with a sex offender to see if someone is too perverted to join their network? Surely that's a PR nightmare. "Well he had sex with a 17 year old girl, so we're fine with him joining. But a 10 year old boy, that's where we draw the line." The list of sex offenders is more than just a list of child molesters. Public urination or indecency and anything in between goes on there. All of them are bad to a certain degree, some of them terrible. But if someone has served their time, we should not continue punishing them, but give them a chance to reform.