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App Store Serving Porn Again - Apple Oblivious?

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iPhonefan003

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After Hottest Girls Here comes another one!

Latest app to serve Porn on App Store (currently available) is .folder - saved photos at secret folder developed by Ryota Namiki. This simple little application gives you a private space on your device to keep photos away from prying eyes should you happen to leave your iPod touch unattended or let someone play with your iPhone.

The app features a “Recommend” option which takes you to a photo viewing User Interface with a refresh option on the top right. According to the app description it pulls images from various websites but as far as I can tell it pulls 5 images with every refresh from 4u.straightline.jp To to say the least, featuring pictures of Japanese women and girls in various situations and stages of undress. You will also find pictures of girls topless or in suggestible poses such as up skirt or naked, covered in as little as possible.
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Source: http://touchreviews.net/index.php/iphone-porn-app-store-apple-oblivious/
 
Who cares, people need to grow up... like finding porn on the internet is soo difficult anyway :rolleyes: Plus it can be any pictures you don't want people seeing, doesn't have to be pornographic no?
 
It probably passed muster because the app itself isn't described as being specifically for delivering porn, but offering a space to store "hidden" information on your iPhone. Which, may or may not be porn.

I can understand Apple's situation here. On one hand, if people really want porn on their iPhones, they're going to find ways to put it on there. It's not hard to stuff an iPhone with images and videos of just about anything, porn included.

However I can see how quickly certain more conservative vocal groups will jump on Apple's case the moment there's even an appearance of actively delivering "smut" to its users, even if that delivery comes with safeguards and is specifically requested by said users. And so to appease these busybodies, they have to appear to crack down when it comes to their attention.

I don't see what beef the OP has with this though. Don't the like the app? Don't download it!
 
Che Castro said:
is this the same as picture safe & video safe?
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It's only for pictures not videos

scaredpoet said:
It probably passed muster because the app itself isn't described as being specifically for delivering porn, but offering a space to store "hidden" information on your iPhone. Which, may or may not be porn.

I can understand Apple's situation here. On one hand, if people really want porn on their iPhones, they're going to find ways to put it on there. It's not hard to stuff an iPhone with images and videos of just about anything, porn included.

However I can see how quickly certain more conservative vocal groups will jump on Apple's case the moment there's even an appearance of actively delivering "smut" to its users, even if that delivery comes with safeguards and is specifically requested by said users. And so to appease these busybodies, they have to appear to crack down when it comes to their attention.

I don't see what beef the OP has with this though. Don't the like the app? Don't download it!
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Agree with what you said but the app description clearly states the source URL. So didn't Apple notice the nature of those images? Can it really be approved as 4+ ?
 
scaredpoet said:
It probably passed muster because the app itself isn't described as being specifically for delivering porn, but offering a space to store "hidden" information on your iPhone. Which, may or may not be porn.

I can understand Apple's situation here. On one hand, if people really want porn on their iPhones, they're going to find ways to put it on there. It's not hard to stuff an iPhone with images and videos of just about anything, porn included.

However I can see how quickly certain more conservative vocal groups will jump on Apple's case the moment there's even an appearance of actively delivering "smut" to its users, even if that delivery comes with safeguards and is specifically requested by said users. And so to appease these busybodies, they have to appear to crack down when it comes to their attention.

I don't see what beef the OP has with this though. Don't the like the app? Don't download it!
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I agree, plus why should the iPhone or Apple be held to any higher "moral" standard than other services (very accessible, any internet provider, search engines, etc...) that deliver porn on the internet.
 
Say OP, the question is, why are you searching for porn? Are you part of the Apple Moral Police?
 
I don't get what the problem with porn is on the iPhone?

If people want it, let them have it, they pay for the device/app so what's the problem?
 
fishmoose said:
I don't get what the problem with porn is on the iPhone?

If people want it, let them have it, they pay for the device/app so what's the problem?
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Unfortunately, there are people who feel they are superior to other people and that 'their' particular morals (usually handed down to them by some sort of cult or religion) must be forced on everyone else.
 
How much you wanna bet stevey boy has this on his iphone and its on the the dock.
 
Who asked Apple to be the moral police anyway. :rolleyes: Religious fundies seem to think it's their duty to spoil everything, sigh.
But hang on, didn't they they just get age ratings? :confused:
 
Just for pics. How bout those who find reading as good(or even better) than those pics/vids:eek:. BTW Is there any app which takes care of storing and hiding txt files, docs, pics, videos etc. Stuff you wont really want to be accessible by anyone getting his/her hands on ur iPhone. Some thing like Finder/FileExplorer would work great as long as you dont need to quit the app to view your files.
 
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