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Nikita

Fediverse, I need your honest opinion on my next crazy project idea.

I am envisioning a CLI app that would give you contact details for people based on their nicknames/homepages. Here are some loose thought about how it should work: codeberg.org/kytta/reachout/wi (~2 minutes; please read before voting)

I want to keep it as ethical as possible, and I want to know whether you think it’s creepy or not, and whether you would use it :D

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Anonymous poll

Poll

It’s fine, and I’d use it
3
27.3%
It’s lowkey creepy, but I’d use it
2
18.2%
It’s fine, but I won’t use it
5
45.5%
It’s creepy, so I won’t use it
1
9.1%
11 people voted.
Voting ended 8 Dec 2023 at 8:59.
1 Dec 2023 at 8:59 | Open on fosstodon.org
7 comments
Dave Pearson

@kytta Seems like a neat idea, kinda, but I think if it were me thinking about building such a thing, I’d have pause for thought as I’d worry about how it might add to to things like this: daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/02/19

1 Dec 2023 at 9:26 | Open on fosstodon.org
Nikita

@davep yup, a very good point. I really do not want to empower stalking and harassing of others. I want it to be just a time saver, really; nothing I wouldn't find myself in, say, one minute of searching, and definitely nothing that people might unwillingly put online

1 Dec 2023 at 10:08 | Open on fosstodon.org
Dave Pearson

@kytta Keep in mind also, given the nature of the tool, it potentially puts you in the crosshairs of someone like the author of those emails; there’s potential for you setting yourself up as been seen as the author of a “stalking tool”.

1 Dec 2023 at 12:35 | Open on fosstodon.org
Nikita

@davep in this case, I expect the typical open-source licence to cover for me :D

"IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE."

1 Dec 2023 at 16:37 | Open on fosstodon.org
masukomi

@kytta @davep any tool that facilitates contacting another human has this problem. The browser has this problem. The email clients have this problem.

However…
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2 Dec 2023 at 14:07 | Open on connectified.com
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