bdominy

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by bdominy 2y ago
She gave a talk at TechCrunch last year and kindly spoke to me briefly afterwards about how end-to-end encryption can help businesses. The problem is that without a huge benefactor, there isn’t enough consumer demand to make a sustainable b
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by bdominy 2y ago
I created an app to do end-to-end encrypted contact info sharing and updating with your second point in mind. By holding only encrypted data that can't be accessed by us, people will hopefully trust their contact info is only in the ha
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by bdominy 3y ago
This helps with the initial exchange of contact information, but keeping it updated for the people that have it is a real challenge, especially if you want to avoid using social media.
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by bdominy 3y ago
Keeping contact info updated is a real challenge. I’ve been using neucards as it helps me know who has my info and I can switch which card someone has anytime. Here is my social card if you want to connect - https://www.neucards.
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by bdominy 3y ago
If you have an audience in mind, try meeting them in person to demo your solution. I've found people are most receptive when they see your passion and resolve.
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Why privacy becoming a norm requires venture funding(poberezkin.com)
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by bdominy 3y ago
"By offering end-to-end encryption they can give power back to the users and simultaneously simplify their regulatory burden." This is exactly why I use e2ee in my app. I sleep better knowing that the keys to the castle are not so
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by bdominy 3y ago
California is attempting to pass the DELETE act which provides new rights to control your personal information with respect to data brokers. ( https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/californias-delete-act... ) P
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by bdominy 3y ago
Actually, I have an option in Neucards' settings that adds a Contacts tab which lets you access your phone's contacts directly within Neucards. I agree people should not need to go back and forth to find what they are looking for.
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by bdominy 3y ago
It does work without the app. You can display a QR code on your phone's screen to let people see and act on your contact info even if they don't have Neucards installed. In fact, I use my wife's android phone all the time for
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by bdominy 3y ago
Yes. LinkedIn is, in my experience, the go to way of connecting at conferences. I should mention, though, that one feature I really like myself in Neucards is location tagging when you exchange your digital card. This lets me see months lat
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by bdominy 3y ago
Yes, for the NFC tags you will need an internet connection, but the Neucards app does maintain a local cache of the digital cards you have received. You can view the details of those cards and kick off an action, like make a call or send an
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by bdominy 3y ago
That looks very useful! I like your focus on privacy. Thanks for sharing.
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by bdominy 3y ago
BTW, I wrote about my experience creating the NFC tags at IndieHackers - https://www.indiehackers.com/post/shipped-my-first-order-tod...
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by bdominy 3y ago
Thank you! I'm glad you like the idea. For sharing with others who don't have the app, the link you send lets them see your card's contact information on the neucards' website which they can act on. So, for example, I ty
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by bdominy 3y ago
You may be right. It isn't easy to convince people to try something new. As for your website contact info link, how do you tell people that have the link to revisit it when you've made a change?
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by bdominy 3y ago
100% agree. I'm hoping to add Android and other markets in the not too distant future. As for unsharing, that's possible by removing a recipient and I have plans to help even more in the scenario you describe.
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by bdominy 3y ago
Also, I was recently on the Shifting Privacy Left podcast hosted by Debra Farber discussing Neucards and privacy in general. You can listen at https://shiftingprivacyleft.buzzsprout.com/2059470/12853299-...
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by bdominy 3y ago
Sorry. I mean Apple adds steps to releasing an app outside the US if it uses encryption. I'm doing neucards as a solo effort and am hoping to see some traction before taking on those requirements. Here is a link to Apple's policy
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by bdominy 3y ago
For card links, I'm using a one time key to protect the information stored on my server. The end-to-end encryption works when you exchange cards using the Neucards app with another Neucards user. It's a tricky situation because pe
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by bdominy 3y ago
Unfortunately, it is restricted to the US App Store due to there being a higher compliance necessary for using encryption in Europe and other countries outside the US. Once I get some traction, I'm planning to release it everywhere.
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by bdominy 3y ago
Thanks! Good catch! I could use all the help I can get :)
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by bdominy 3y ago
Thank you! Contacts sharing and updating has had a lot of takes over the years. I remember Plaxo and Bump, back in the day. I'm hoping adding a privacy focus will help people feel more comfortable sharing better information and improvi
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Show HN: Neucards – Privacy based digital contact card(neucards.com)
51 points by bdominy 3y ago|36 comments
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Shipped my first order today – so satisfying(indiehackers.com)
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by bdominy 3y ago
I agree that people generally don't concern themselves too much with how their information is protected. Most people simply assume that it already is or that they can't really do much about it without giving up a lot of convenienc
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by bdominy 4y ago
It is important for everyone to protect their contact information as usually the first step for scammers is harvesting those details. Use a junk email account for all of your online transactions. Try getting a secondary phone number you can
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by bdominy 4y ago
I posted about my app Neucards that lets you share contact info with others using end-to-end encryption to protect your privacy. With data breaches, robocalls, identity theft, and scams on the rise, giving your contact details out should be
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by bdominy 4y ago
Most people are just learning that their online conversations are not as private as they believed, but the real-life consequences for that lapse is almost zero which is why there is not more demand for secure solutions. What does affect you
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by bdominy 4y ago
In an ideal world, E2EE would be in high demand and used anytime sensitive info is exchanged between parties, but the reality is that most people don't know about it or the protections it provides. If FB and Apple can educate people ab

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