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deep linking service
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Performance: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Detailed explanation of how the approach works
From 1 comment
Alex, thanks for the detailed answer. Looks like you're building some really interesting stuff.
hiroprot on HN
Interesting product
From 2 comments
Alex, thanks for the detailed answer. Looks like you're building some really interesting stuff.
hiroprot on HNThe use case here is that a user can go from a link in an SMS, email, facebook post, tweet, etc. to app store for install and once installed goes directly to the content shared.…
palakchokshi on HN
Objections
Browser fingerprinting may be unreliable on mobile and can produce mismatches
From 3 comments
Except: "browser fingerprinting is not good with mobile browsers"
pbreit on HNWhat happens when someone's fingerprint matches up with another? Do they get access to data that they shouldn't have access to?
rpicard on HNWouldn't the chance get higher and higher as the service expands? It seems as though there would be more existing fingerprints that might collide.
rpicard on HN
Tracking across install may not be guaranteed
From 1 comment
I'm really curious about this as well. Last I checked, Safari is sandboxed w.r.t. session data, and something like time/IP seems really difficult to use reliably, e.g. if the…
jeremyflores on HN
Cookie-based checks may conflict with Apple's policies
From 1 comment
FWIW, Apple has frowned upon the browser cookie check approach and they might reject a submission using it:…
jeremyflores on HN
Requests
Feedback on the dashboard display of analytics
From 1 comment
Alex with Branch here. Let me try to explain how it works. Basically, we use different technologies in different scenarios with the goal to deliver the user to the app as fast as…
maephet on HN
Questions
How tracking across the app store works
From 2 comments
How are you doing the tracking across the app store? Some kind of cookie in Mobile Safari, or attributing based on time/IP address correlation?
hiroprot on HNI'm really curious about this as well. Last I checked, Safari is sandboxed w.r.t. session data, and something like time/IP seems really difficult to use reliably, e.g. if the…
jeremyflores on HN
What happens when fingerprints collide
From 1 comment
What happens when someone's fingerprint matches up with another? Do they get access to data that they shouldn't have access to?
rpicard on HN
Error rate of the fingerprint approach
From 1 comment
FWIW, Apple has frowned upon the browser cookie check approach and they might reject a submission using it:…
jeremyflores on HN
Alternatives named
hasOffers and other mobile attribution trackers
From 1 comment
Yes. That is what I am guessing. If the app is opened close to the user's click, it might be fairly reliable. I think hasOffers and few of the other tracking companies do this.…
chandraonline on HN