Show HN: Rumuki, a prenup for sex tapes

Post by icebraining » Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 5:32 PM UTC

Thrillington wrote: post #102

runarberg wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm pretty sure leaking a sex video without consent is already illegal in most countries. And you can sue the other party for a lot more severe crimes than copyright damages.

You might be surprised how much the law lags at criminalizing morally reprehensible acts enabled by technology, like revenge porn. I can't speak to other countries specifics, but in the US the most effective avenue currently appears to be copyright claims. That's a civil proceeding, so the jilted ex is only on the hook for financial penalties. http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/revenge-porn-...

Post by debatem1 » Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 5:39 PM UTC

hellofunk wrote: post #14

This app would have saved my career a couple years ago. Now, when I visit the old office to say hi to my ex-colleagues, I still can't get past the nickname they gave me because of what happened.

Post by ycmbntrthrwaway » Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 5:41 PM UTC

bootlooped wrote: post #61

euphetar wrote: post #39

It seems like a good idea, but won't work. I can't imagine two horny teens like: M: Show me something hot baby F: Sure! But please install that app to take all the nececary security precautions before we proceed with our sexting... This will gain traction among camgirls and other people that produce private porn (I just invented that term because I don't know how one would call porn distributed on an individual basis…

This would lower resistance to making a video in the first place due to the stronger security. Surely some people would not use it because they aren't security minded or they're inebriated or something, but I think it does have value.

Post by ambicapter » Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 5:47 PM UTC

mosselman wrote: post #79

I find it odd how people are hating on the idea here, while this could obviously be a lot better than the alternative... you know unencrypted video files that someone can access whenever they want. The concerns I'd have with this myself would be that I'd have to trust the website. As it is I trust my spouse a lot more than some cloud service and I don't expect that to change.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 5:52 PM UTC

ambicapter wrote: post #138

always_good wrote: post #110

I think "a prenup for home videos" might be the worst marketing angle possible. It sounds like a legal contract. But, worse, it makes it sound like it's only something you should use if you don't trust the other person. Instead, they should market it as "2fa for sex tapes" rather than a trust issue by itself and point to things like "the fappening" icloud social engineering hack. I can't imagine many people using thi…

I find it funny you think "2fa" is more accessible than "prenup". Call me when I hear "2fa" in a hit rap song.