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DocDecoder: A Universal Solution to Web Policy Ignorance
- joshwaller7 3y agoHey HN, this is something I've been working on over the last 4/5 months. I got the idea when watching a Black Mirror episode called Joan is Awful. This episode is about a woman who signs up for a streaming platform called Streamberry, accepts the terms of use, and goes about her life. When she gets home from work, she notices a new show on Streamberry called 'Joan is Awful'. Long story short, Streamberry's terms of use included a clause permitting them to digitally clone the user, and use their likeness in any way they want (in this case negatively, ruining Joan's reputation). I remember finishing the episode with a huuuge drive to start the project because it really clicked how big the issue is - so big, that black mirror made an episode about it. It effects everyone, everywhere, and we're all helplessly aware of it. DocDecoder is pretty simple, in that it uses GPT-4 to summarize a provided web page, and then colour codes each term for ease of understanding. Despite the simplicity, I think it does a really good job of informing you about what you're actually agreeing to when using the services you use. It's free, and I plan to keep it that way. To see examples of summaries, you can search for any website here: https://docdecoder.app/summaries https://docdecoder.app/summaries It's currently only available on Chrome Web Store, but I do plan to add every other browser in the near future. Please, if you have any feedback at all, I would love to hear it. Josh