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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by sillysaurus3 on Saturday September 16, 2017 @03:57PM (#15266418)
Have you heard of Pinkapp? This may seem unrelated, but it's a prostitution app. The founder seems to have a sense of design and an extremely healthy sense of keeping himself safe via Tor. I grilled him a bit on his opsec and it was clear he's competent. If he's even a he.

I think if people can develop Tinder + Buy It Now with no repercussions, questions like "is it okay?" cease being useful. The question of morality goes out the window.

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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by dragonwriter on Sunday September 17, 2017 @01:56AM (#15268422)
> I think if people can develop Tinder + Buy It Now with no repercussions

That's a big if; repercussions for prostitution listing services, even with basically zero opsec, tend not to be immediate, and pinkapp hasn't gotten big yet.

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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by corey_moncure on Saturday September 16, 2017 @04:30PM (#15266585)
From pinkapp.io:

> On top of this, we will allow shareholders to opt into hidden ownership to allow them to remain fully anonymous. In such cases, we can distribute profits via Monero or other methods.

Is this legal?

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Re:We've failed: open access is winning and we must change o... by toomuchtodo on Saturday September 16, 2017 @05:11PM (#15266783)
It's not, but the founder of Pinkapp believes they can operate outside of the legal system.

I hope their opsec is on point.

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