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The BBC reports on a woman who was sent pictures of a penis via Apple AirDrop.
The victim received two pictures of an unknown man's penis on her phone via Apple's Airdrop sharing function.
Lorraine Crighton-Smith, 34, said she felt "violated" and reported it to the British Transport Police (BTP).
Supt Gill Murray said this particular crime was new to her force and urged people to report any other incidents.
Ms Crighton-Smith, who was travelling on a train in south London, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme: "I had Airdrop switched on because I had been using it previously to send photos to another iPhone user - and a picture appeared on the screen of a man's penis, which I was quite shocked by.
The article later describes how to make sure that AirDrop is set to only allow pictured from known contacts.
Is this a major privacy issue or is it simply a case of a misconfigured device?
(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday August 19 2015, @10:50AM
I don't think that line of reasoning applies in this case. There are good reasons why there are special times and places for all the nudity and sexual behaviour. Going about your lawful business in public is not one of them.
I suppose when I was younger, single, and desperate I'd have though it would be brilliant if young women randomly (or intentionally) sent me pictures of their naked bodies, but then I'm male, and that doesn't happen to most males unless they are incredibly rich and famous for some reason.
What would you hope would happen if you sent some woman you saw on the street a picture of your penis? Do you think she would get excited and ask to have sex with you? Maybe she would think "what a fun person, I'd like to go out with him." Or even, "what a joker, he sounds like a real laugh." Or maybe, "Oh, a random picture of a body part." Or maybe "How creepy." Or even "That's very worrying. Is there someone out there watching me who sees me as a target to be sexually assaulted?"
It's not funny.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Wednesday August 19 2015, @01:29PM
There are good reasons why there are special times and places for all the nudity and sexual behaviour.
Such as? All of the reasons I've seen people put forth are subjective and arbitrary. I think nothing of any of it; I simply do not care about nudity or sex.
What would you hope would happen if you sent some woman you saw on the street a picture of your penis?
I don't know. It depends on the person. What would you hope would happen if you told a joke that involved cars, it just so happened that someone who had a traumatic experience with a car happened to be nearby, and you 'triggered' them? Anyone can get offended by anything. Even if you consider that this was intentional, the effect was still unknown.
It's not funny.
It's nothing at all to be sent a penis picture, as far as I'm concerned.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday August 19 2015, @09:10PM
Let me put this in simple terms. Suppose my wife and I met your wife and you one day and we all shook hands, Now suppose I dropped my trousers and underpants and waved my penis at your wife. Would that be all fine and dandy?
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday August 20 2015, @04:05AM
I wouldn't care if you were constantly naked. Laws against nudity are unjust puritan nonsense.
(Score: 1) by Oakenshield on Wednesday August 19 2015, @01:41PM
It's funny. I'm the opposite. The older I get, the less offended I am about such things. We live in times where nude selfies are everywhere. There is too much amateur porn online to fathom. Nipple slips are common. It's just anatomy. Don't be upset if I fail to get riled up about some hypersensitive snowflake who gets an unwanted picture on the on her phone using the service which is designed to accept anonymous files. Don't want it? TURN IT OFF! Surprise! No more anonymous pictures.
Just don't whine when I can't get worked up over a picture of the human body. If it wasn't for penis and vagina and all that nasty sex, you wouldn't be here to waste my time getting all indignant about prudish matters.