undefined | Better HN

0 pointsranguna5y ago0 comments

Don't get me wrong, I use firebase all the time as well, I love it.

But I don't advertise my services saying that user's info stays on device, because I know I'm sending their info to a 3rd party, be it their emails, phone numbers, IPs and all that jazz.

When Google gets a leak of user info and all your user's phone numbers get exposed, how are you going to explain to them that their personal information got out through a third party when you promised that "data stays on device" ?

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

sfryxell5y ago· 2 in thread

Maybe I should rephrase it to "the minimum possible data lives on the server". Because I can make and back that claim up.

phone number, statements, posters, events and that's it. only the pieces required to share.

I use no analytics. and store everything in static files. It all gets brought together on the phone.

Thanks for the feedback. This is exactly the kind of thing i was hoping to learn.

rangunaOP5y ago

No worries man, projects like these are always fun to build and read about.

Maybe it would be nice to explicitly say what is sent out, to where and why. Sentences like that make me trust services more, even if I don't like what's being shared, I just appreciate the honesty.

sfryxell5y ago

Updated the philosophy docs with your feedback. Thanks again.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse