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Originally Posted by Ducay
People are getting up in arms about this app without understanding it. For my understanding it is for rating people like babysitters, painters, mechanics, etc, who have signed up for the service to lend some feedback and credibility to potential clients.
Consider it Homestars but for individuals who don't have a company or work at a few places (hairstylists, etc) and their reviews wont follow them.
Its not about being able to rate each and every human you want.
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If I understand it correctly,
if you're on facebook, you can be rated. There's no opt out option, hence a large portion of the outcry. The app is centered around being able to rate anyone you want.
edit: I misspoke...
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It's like a bad nightmare from middle school — an app that lets people rate anyone they known on a scale of one to five for all the world to see. And it's scheduled to launch in November.
The app is called Peeple. As imagined by creators, Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough, there's no way to opt out.
The app's tag line is "Character is Destiny." The creators see it as a way for people to learn what the world thinks about them and showcase the content of their character.
The idea is that if you know someone's cell phone number, you can create a listing for them. You then rate them with between one and five stars, saying whether you know them personally, professionally or romantically.
If someone creates a listing for you, you'll get a text telling you they've done so. As of now, there's no way to say you'd rather not participate and no way to keep someone from creating a profile on you.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...mans/73146488/