If our threat model in 2020 treats "unsolicited dick pics" as rare, and concludes that an "opt-out" setting is acceptable, we clearly haven't listened to what women have been saying for over a decade.
One of the problems with an opt-out setting is that it can become a viable attack vector whenever the application settings reset: "OMG New phone for my 14th birthday" will look like an invitation to some segment of the population.
Re:Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1
by lonelappde on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @06:34PM
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It's explained here:
http://support.google.com/duo/answer/6376115
Google knows about dick pics.
I don't see anything in that link that addresses dick pics. Is it just the fact that this "feature" only works with contacts?
Yes, which is sufficient. You can call your contacts on skype and then just show them your dick after they pick up... This is neither a Duo problem nor a common complaint (except for in regards to ChatRoulette, where it's also the USP).
Presumably you would know who you're video calling anyhow prior to calling them, so there's not really a meaningful privacy violation...
The only case I can think of is you calling me to expose yourself or something - to that, I'd say that a privacy option where you can make it so you have to add someone before they can video call you would suffice.