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Spacehey: A Space for Friends

56 points by type0 5y ago

prox 5y ago
Yeah that brings back memories. Great initiative!
thih9 5y ago
When trying to view a profile, I've been redirected to an interstitial page with this text: > Please note that all Users on SpaceHey have full control over their Profiles and they are able to embed content from 3rd-party Servers. This means that in addition to the SpaceHey privacy policy, you are bound by the privacy policy of any third party content provider that the user may have embedded in their profile. By proceeding, you acknowledge this fact. I appreciate the warning. At the same time I'm not comfortable accepting a privacy policy without being able to read it. It feels as if there should be another way to approach this.
- abricot 5y ago
  Isn't it wrong to say that you, as user, are bound by their privacy policy. That would be something the site itself is bound by.
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
    Correct. Privacy policies constrict the rights of the site posting the policies. They never expand those rights.
- TeMPOraL 5y ago
  I hope the Users have their consent form ducks neatly in a row.
- OJFord 5y ago
  You're not accepting the terms you can't see though, just acknowledging that you may need to on pages with user-generated content - the point is they don't know either.
- partyguy 5y ago
  Hi there! An - the creator of SpaceHey - here! Anyone on SpaceHey can customize their Profile with custom CSS & HTML Code. They can also embed content from a few whitelisted sites via iframe embeds - such as YouTube videos, Spotify songs or Soundcloud players. Because they can embed such content from 3rd-party providers (like youtube/spotify/...) those 3rd-party privacy policies come into effect too when visiting said profile (additionally to the SpaceHey privacy policy, which is always available). I don't know what content the users may embed - That's why I show this disclaimer the first time someone visits a Profile so they don't blindly visit a profile and wonder why data is loaded from youtube.com (or another embed provider). Do you have any ideas how I could make this better/more clear? I'd appreciate your input!
  - newswasboring 5y ago
    The best solution would be to detect which of the whitelisted sites have been embedded in the page and show appropriate links. You have a whitelist so effort would not be as much as if it was open for anyone
    - 0des 5y ago
      Or just remove the interstitial. We devs are seldom also lawyers, and we should treat the user with a sense of personal agency. Out of every person I've ever met, I'm the only person who reads contracts such as EULAs and PPs. That means that in my anecdotal pool of people I've met so far, I'd estimate the majority of everyone else does not benefit from these warnings. It is performative and has no function.
  - PsychChika 5y ago
    Hi An! I'm just a regular SpaceHey user, not someone with a tech background, but this explanation is much clearer than the disclaimer that comes up. Maybe word it like how you've explained it here instead of with tech/legal terms? Like it could say something with personality or sass, like: You're still on SpaceHey, but everyone is free to add elements from other sites (such as YouTube/ Spotify/...) so don't be surprised if you see content from a 3rd party. If you want to see the full privacy policy, click here, or if you want to see the whitelist of websites, click here. I mean maybe not exactly that, but fake like you're talking to someone without a tech background. Maybe even show it to a friend or family member that doesn't so you can see if they actually understand what you mean and there's no confusion.
app4soft 5y ago
Good old MySpace.
bovermyer 5y ago
If you're curious and want to see a profile on SpaceHey, here's mine: https://spacehey.com/benovermyer https://spacehey.com/benovermyer
- prox 5y ago
  Did you put your screen on an angle? haha Anyway, hows your experience on Spacehey?
monolesan 5y ago
So cool!
e-clinton 5y ago
There’s gotta be a better way to approach this than by showing an interstitial before showing a profile. It gives people an easy reason to not engage with your site.

56 points by type0 5y ago

prox 5y ago

Yeah that brings back memories. Great initiative!

When trying to view a profile, I've been redirected to an interstitial page with this text: > Please note that all Users on SpaceHey have full control over their Profiles and they are able to embed content from 3rd-party Servers. This means that in addition to the SpaceHey privacy policy, you are bound by the privacy policy of any third party content provider that the user may have embedded in their profile. By proceeding, you acknowledge this fact. I appreciate the warning. At the same time I'm not comfortable accepting a privacy policy without being able to read it. It feels as if there should be another way to approach this.

abricot 5y ago
Isn't it wrong to say that you, as user, are bound by their privacy policy. That would be something the site itself is bound by.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
  Correct. Privacy policies constrict the rights of the site posting the policies. They never expand those rights.
TeMPOraL 5y ago
I hope the Users have their consent form ducks neatly in a row.
OJFord 5y ago
You're not accepting the terms you can't see though, just acknowledging that you may need to on pages with user-generated content - the point is they don't know either.
partyguy 5y ago
Hi there! An - the creator of SpaceHey - here! Anyone on SpaceHey can customize their Profile with custom CSS & HTML Code. They can also embed content from a few whitelisted sites via iframe embeds - such as YouTube videos, Spotify songs or Soundcloud players. Because they can embed such content from 3rd-party providers (like youtube/spotify/...) those 3rd-party privacy policies come into effect too when visiting said profile (additionally to the SpaceHey privacy policy, which is always available). I don't know what content the users may embed - That's why I show this disclaimer the first time someone visits a Profile so they don't blindly visit a profile and wonder why data is loaded from youtube.com (or another embed provider). Do you have any ideas how I could make this better/more clear? I'd appreciate your input!
- newswasboring 5y ago
  The best solution would be to detect which of the whitelisted sites have been embedded in the page and show appropriate links. You have a whitelist so effort would not be as much as if it was open for anyone
  - 0des 5y ago
    Or just remove the interstitial. We devs are seldom also lawyers, and we should treat the user with a sense of personal agency. Out of every person I've ever met, I'm the only person who reads contracts such as EULAs and PPs. That means that in my anecdotal pool of people I've met so far, I'd estimate the majority of everyone else does not benefit from these warnings. It is performative and has no function.
- PsychChika 5y ago
  Hi An! I'm just a regular SpaceHey user, not someone with a tech background, but this explanation is much clearer than the disclaimer that comes up. Maybe word it like how you've explained it here instead of with tech/legal terms? Like it could say something with personality or sass, like: You're still on SpaceHey, but everyone is free to add elements from other sites (such as YouTube/ Spotify/...) so don't be surprised if you see content from a 3rd party. If you want to see the full privacy policy, click here, or if you want to see the whitelist of websites, click here. I mean maybe not exactly that, but fake like you're talking to someone without a tech background. Maybe even show it to a friend or family member that doesn't so you can see if they actually understand what you mean and there's no confusion.

app4soft 5y ago

Good old MySpace.

bovermyer 5y ago

If you're curious and want to see a profile on SpaceHey, here's mine: https://spacehey.com/benovermyer https://spacehey.com/benovermyer

prox 5y ago
Did you put your screen on an angle? haha Anyway, hows your experience on Spacehey?

monolesan 5y ago

So cool!

e-clinton 5y ago

There’s gotta be a better way to approach this than by showing an interstitial before showing a profile. It gives people an easy reason to not engage with your site.