SocialVault
Security and privacy
encrypted data storage
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Interest in decentralized apps succeeding
From 1 comment
I'm aware of what blockstack is. I want to see decentralized apps succeed, but asking anyone to entrust their sensitive social media data to some random website is a stretch.…
Canada on HN
Objections
Hosted web server is a trust risk for sensitive data
From 2 comments
Unless there's a client I can run locally, it's not decentralized in any meaningful way. Needs a link to the means I can sign up, login, and use this without relying on your web…
Canada on HNI'm aware of what blockstack is. I want to see decentralized apps succeed, but asking anyone to entrust their sensitive social media data to some random website is a stretch.…
Canada on HN
Unclear use case for re-uploading Facebook data
From 2 comments
What is the use case for this? If I download all of my data from Facebook, why would I want to upload it to another product or service elsewhere? If your killer feature is…
noxToken on HNOr I could just save my data to my computer?
personjerry on HN
Not decentralized without a local client
From 1 comment
Unless there's a client I can run locally, it's not decentralized in any meaningful way. Needs a link to the means I can sign up, login, and use this without relying on your web…
Canada on HN
Landing page does not explain the product well
From 1 comment
What is the use case for this? If I download all of my data from Facebook, why would I want to upload it to another product or service elsewhere? If your killer feature is…
noxToken on HN
Does not load on Firefox Android
From 1 comment
This website does not load on Firefox Android, just a blank white screen and a chat box. Maybe not requiring me to use a Google product would be a good start.
fuckyougoogle on HN
Requests
Run locally as a client or browser extension
From 2 comments
Unless there's a client I can run locally, it's not decentralized in any meaningful way. Needs a link to the means I can sign up, login, and use this without relying on your web…
Canada on HNI'm aware of what blockstack is. I want to see decentralized apps succeed, but asking anyone to entrust their sensitive social media data to some random website is a stretch.…
Canada on HN
Demo, video or gif showing the browse feature
From 1 comment
What is the use case for this? If I download all of my data from Facebook, why would I want to upload it to another product or service elsewhere? If your killer feature is…
noxToken on HN
Self-hosting option
From 1 comment
So, you are competing with Google Drive? Apparently not Nextcloud, since it doesn't seem you can self-host this.
JetSpiegel on HN
Questions
Why PoW with proof of burn instead of dBFT-style PoS
From 1 comment
Why use PoW in combination with PoB (proof of burn) instead of using a dBFT style PoS like tendermint for the blockstack chain?
magnamerc on HN
Alternatives named
Perkeep
From 1 comment
Perkeep (https://perkeep.org/) has a similar but broader goal: store all the data you would typically store on social networks or in a backup service and be able to access/search…
rakoo on HN
Google Drive
From 1 comment
So, you are competing with Google Drive? Apparently not Nextcloud, since it doesn't seem you can self-host this.
JetSpiegel on HN
Nextcloud
From 1 comment
So, you are competing with Google Drive? Apparently not Nextcloud, since it doesn't seem you can self-host this.
JetSpiegel on HN