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Show HN: Private Cloud Meets Social Networking

2 points by Ayor 3y ago

Hey HN community, I've developed a unique social network for privacy enthusiasts. It's built on the idea of using your own devices as a private cloud, so your data isn't stored on external servers. Instead, our platform fetches what's needed directly from your device, using it temporarily with RAM storage only. This approach means you enjoy social networking without sacrificing your data privacy. Your information remains yours, accessed only when necessary and never stored long-term. To see it in action, here's a demo video: https://youtu.be/Z9zl-JWXZoE https://youtu.be/Z9zl-JWXZoE (Signup required for full access.) Feedback and thoughts are highly welcome. Thanks.

mdaniel 3y ago
> be able to monetize it (Web 3 / Data Monetization) so they can generate passive income There was some discussion about that problem in the most recent YaCy submission <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39613436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39613436> about how those crypto "run this closed source binary" projects have adoption hurdles. I wish you good luck Also, https://nodesociety.com/create https://nodesociety.com/create says "I accept" without providing the things one is agreeing to. I'm aware they're at the bottom of the page, but I think a reasonable person could for sure overlook them due to the needlessly swooshy swirling background image that obfuscates the white on black text. Related to that, the Privacy Policy link on your Play Store page is 404
- Ayor 3y ago
  Hi there. Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated! Thanks for catching that 404, hopefully it's fixed now. Interesting thread you shared, indeed there can be some issues from a trust or usage perspective. I'm not there yet, but look forward to see how to manage those challenges. Regarding the privacy policy point, I agree, it would make more sense to have the link then and there, will get that fixed. Once again thanks for your time. Best.

2 points by Ayor 3y ago

mdaniel 3y ago

> be able to monetize it (Web 3 / Data Monetization) so they can generate passive income There was some discussion about that problem in the most recent YaCy submission <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39613436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39613436> about how those crypto "run this closed source binary" projects have adoption hurdles. I wish you good luck Also, https://nodesociety.com/create https://nodesociety.com/create says "I accept" without providing the things one is agreeing to. I'm aware they're at the bottom of the page, but I think a reasonable person could for sure overlook them due to the needlessly swooshy swirling background image that obfuscates the white on black text. Related to that, the Privacy Policy link on your Play Store page is 404

Ayor 3y ago
Hi there. Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated! Thanks for catching that 404, hopefully it's fixed now. Interesting thread you shared, indeed there can be some issues from a trust or usage perspective. I'm not there yet, but look forward to see how to manage those challenges. Regarding the privacy policy point, I agree, it would make more sense to have the link then and there, will get that fixed. Once again thanks for your time. Best.