So apparently some two women are making another app where you get to rate stuff. Well, that's fantastic, but there's tons of apps like that. How are these people going to make it unique? So, Nicole Mcullough and Julia Cordray think, "let's make an app where we can rate people out of five stars". And no, this isn't going to be like Hot or Not, you're just going to rate people like Yelp.
With Peeple, you can rate anyone you want, even if they don't have an account. You can rate someone from one to five stars, and add a comment to say anything you want about that said person. Anyone can be put onto the site, and their data cannot be taken out unless it violates the site's terms of acceptance. You might put in a review for your friend, neighbor, your Co-worker, the one person you always harass...
Wait a second, did I just say harassment? Oh no, that can't happen on Peeple. Peeple has a way to combat such a thing! With their system, any rating that is 2 stars or less cannot be shown public for 48 hours, plus you get to negotiate with the person for their rating. And if that 48 hour limit has passed, you can publicly defend yourself! They can still write comments on the other ratings, but that won't matter. I mean it's not like they can call you a "pig-fucker" or a "Nazi" on a 3 star review or anything. The founders of the app are "two empathetic, female entrepreneurs in the tech space" who "want to spread love and positivity", and "operate with thoughtfulness". There's no way that a swarm of toxic mess will start pilling in.
Peeple has also received $50,000 from a government organization that the owners cannot tell who did so. What, is a program like the NSA going to use it as a way to get information? Ah, no. Because as we all know, it's certainly not suspicious when you receive money from a government organization for an app that can basically tell anyone's personal information whenever they like it or not. Absolutely no way. Period.
So Peeple will in no way, shape, or form harm anyone's life. It's in no way a tool for people like Social Justice Warriors to attack you and destroy your life. It's in no way a goldmine for security organizations to look through information. It's just not going to happen.
But in all seriousness, why does this kind of shit slide by? Why do we let these kinds of people ruin even more of our already crushed up privacy? I hope the app will crash and burn due to criticism. If it doesn't, then George Orwell will be rolling in his grave once again.
(Also, here's a really good article on the whole app: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/30/everyone-you-know-will-be-able-to-rate-you-on-the-terrifying-yelp-for-people-whether-you-want-them-to-or-not/)