2026-04-21 19:37 UTC
@doubletap I am very concerned about the news that volunteers are posting our calls onto social media from the Be My Eyes platform. I am unsure of the reason for this action and the potential consequences for Be My Eyes. I believe the organisation should require volunteers to sign a non-disclosure agreement. If they breach this agreement, they could be removed from the platform and prevented from participating in the future. I suggest Be My Eyes implement a similar procedure for their visual interpreters. While this may be challenging due to the large number of volunteers and the ease with which anyone can become a volunteer by installing the app, more rigorous training and other measures are necessary to prevent this from occurring.
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@MaerlynOfMiria@mastodon.stickbear.me 2026-04-22 14:54
@tinygirl @scottrut You've got to remember something. there's an attitude circulating about out there that if it's free, the blind shouldn't expect the usual things such as privacy, quality, or any positive traits at all. said attitude seems to say "If it's free, expect crap, as only if you've got a money tree in your back yard are you to be taken seriously." Be My Eyes is free, and with that attitude circulating, I'm not at all surprised that that sort of thing's going on.