Backlash ensues as an app called "Peeple" lets people create review profiles about others without th - Polidicks

[QUOTE]We turn to websites and apps to determine what movie we should see, which restaurant to visit and even which doctor might provide the best care — but should we rely on ratings for people? An app being developed in Calgary called peeple aims to do just that. "You're going to rate people in the three categories that you can possibly know somebody — professionally, personally or romantically," said peeple CEO and co-founder Julia Cordray. "So you'd be able to go on and choose your five-star rating, write a comment and you will not be anonymous." The app requires you to log in through Facebook and to provide your phone number in order to ensure you're a real person and to make it more difficult to submit malicious ratings. But why should we rate people the same way we rate restaurants? "You should have the right to know who somebody is before you invite them in to your home, around your children. They become your neighbours, they teach your kids, you go on dates with them," said Corday.[/QUOTE] Something important to note: [QUOTE]And if you don't want to be judged on peeple? "Let's say we allow you to delete your profile and let's say you are a person of questionable character. All the people of questionable character could hide from the app and then what's the point?" said Corday, adding those on the app could see benefits for their good scores.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]https://ca.news.yahoo.com/rating-people-youd-rate-restaurant-215603523.html[/url] A lot of people on Twitter are getting pretty pissed about the idea.

I cant say I like this. There is a lot of ways this can be misused for defamation or framing, and the notion of knowing everything about everything gives me flashbacks about Big Brother, just not on governmental level.

This is so unethical I am sure that it is actually against the law. Have that app crash and burn and have her career follow too.

fraud enough people to say you're a good person, then use that as means to portray you're a saint and people who disagree as terrible people.

The creator of this app is a complete arsehole, hopefully all the libel lawsuits will get this shut down.

I can't wait to bribe fifty people to rate myself a 5 star in romance. :smug:

Wow. We products to rate and throw away now.

Sounds like an absolutely shitty app, but I think it needs to be pointed out that negative "reviews" of you won't be put on the site if you don't have a profile. Which begs the question of who would make a profile there to begin with. [QUOTE=_Axel;48801482]Where's that SMBC strip again ?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=3635[/url] Relevant: [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/pAbQJw4.jpg[/img_thumb]

Where's that SMBC strip again ?

I could only imagine the drama that ensues from something like this. Also, something interesting to note is that I actually started dating someone specifically after someone said that she was a "creepy clingy ugly person". This happened because I went out of my way to actually try and have an experience with that person. Turns out that the person trying to call her out was a mega-bitch, and the person I dated and later broke up with is probably one of the best and closest friends I've ever had in life. I mean, I know it's super obvious that people are going to lie about others using this thing, but I still can't wrap my brain around why someone would try to create an app that's essentially a tool for bullying and isolation.

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[QUOTE=minilandstan;48801447]I can't wait to bribe fifty people to rate myself a 5 star in romance. :smug:[/QUOTE] I can't wait for someone's mates to think it's hilarious to say they're a child molester.

probably isnt illegal, but anyone who relies on it for either accurate info positive or negative is an idiot. Try to ignore it.

[QUOTE=Mattk50;48801539]probably isnt illegal, but anyone who relies on it for either accurate info positive or negative is an idiot. Try to ignore it.[/QUOTE] I would honestly imagine a lot of people using this. Just start with high school and imagine all the crazy shit that could go from there.

You probably have to acknowledge who knows you before they can comment, otherwise wouldn't this be libellous, you are hardly going to acknowledge your enemies. Load of bollocks.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;48801543]I would honestly imagine a lot of people using this. Just start with high school and imagine all the crazy shit that could go from there.[/QUOTE] There's already teacher rating portals and the like. This stuff is legal even over here in the EU, as long as it's not defamatory. If it's defamatory then the platform provider has to delete it when it's pointed out or be liable, and whoever posts it is liable anyway.

First, you're giving a lot of trust to moderation. Second, I would argue that it doesn't matter if it gets removed - it was there in the first place. The fact that someone can be defamed by multiple anonymous people at once can create a negative mindset for a person. It's like creating a website dedicated to hating someone and expecting them to feel better that it was taken down, even though there were tons of people who subscribed to that. You've removed the medium but not the original, anonymous intentions, which can lead to distrust, paranoia, and low self-esteem.

If this becomes a thing, I have a whole new reason to be worried about my crazy-ass ex.

What about communities like /b/, who will use this to troll the shit out of people?

Imagine if you get rated for mistakes in your life and these ratings will always be with you

[QUOTE=NoOneKnowsMe;48801807]Imagine if you get rated for mistakes in your life and these ratings will always be with you[/QUOTE] That's another good point to make. It could also be a vehicle for dirty laundry, and that's truly awful. I made the argument in the Ashley Madison hack thread that context for everything matters, and that holding things against others without actual validation is super immoral. But with this website, a stronger point to make is that people can grow past their former selves. I don't want to be judged by something I did Sophomore year of High School - that would be ridiculous. I don't even want to be judged by a mistake I did last year. This website can definitely be a roadblock for personal progress.

If it keeps you away from people like this then maybe its not so bad [video=youtube;m0xCzO8knUc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xCzO8knUc[/video]

This is fucked on sooooo many levels.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;48801744]First, you're giving a lot of trust to moderation. Second, I would argue that it doesn't matter if it gets removed - it was there in the first place. The fact that someone can be defamed by multiple anonymous people at once can create a negative mindset for a person. It's like creating a website dedicated to hating someone and expecting them to feel better that it was taken down, even though there were tons of people who subscribed to that. You've removed the medium but not the original, anonymous intentions, which can lead to distrust, paranoia, and low self-esteem.[/QUOTE] First: No. If it's not moderated reasonably well then the platform becomes liable and can be taken out by anyone affected. Second: All of this is definitely true. I just wanted to point out that it's legal to make a platform like this and that it can't be outlawed without killing just about every interactive site in existence, since the same argument applies to what people write on e.g. Twitter or Facepunch, or even indirectly on Google. Disallowing the ability (not the legality) of defaming people would be a ridiculous infraction against basic human rights, no matter how it's implemented.

I think people are more willing to write mean things online about people they don't like than nice things online about people they do. To me it seems like it's the kind of system that would just be used to fling heat people's way rather than be a fair evaluation of someone.

If you got shit to say about someone say it to their face instead of posting about it online like a bitch

This is probably going to get into slanderous levels of character assassination similar to what the Athiesm+ blockbot team used to do.

Kinda reminds me of those websites, made for various schools, dedicated to shit talking about people and basically other nasty stuff. Except now it is its own app, complete with ratings :v:

[QUOTE=Mattk50;48801539]probably isnt illegal, but anyone who relies on it for either accurate info positive or negative is an idiot. Try to ignore it.[/QUOTE] Just like e-vigilantes on Facebook or Twitter, ignoring it doesn't make it go away. And let's face it, this isn't going to be used for noble purposes.

[QUOTE=NeverGoWest;48801416]This is so unethical I am sure that it is actually against the law. Have that app crash and burn and have her career follow too.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure public defamation is indeed against the law. Reviews for services and experiences are one thing, but reviewing actual people with their names attached is grounds for some serious law suits. Regardless of the accuracy of the reviews.