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    Comment #26758588

    You looove beans. Definitely a bit of extra work but can be minimal if event tracking is centralized in one area of the code. But yeah, not saying I recommend you do it, just sayin…

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    Comment #26753249

    I’m not sure I understand why they need to do everything twice. But regarding your comment about most market segments not caring about privacy, I agree especially when it comes to …

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    Comment #26748663

    Offer the option to opt in. I prefer apps that ask you upfront if they can collect stats and analytics. I’d imagine a decent percentage of users will opt in giving you enough data …

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    Comment #26397679

    Any software engineering job. You’ve probably gained a lot of experience at the startup as well as being a technical cofounder. You’d be surprised how many engineers out there who …

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    Comment #26327405

    I’d say it depends on the data being persisted. PII or any user data that is private in nature are good candidates for encryption regardless of session length. Other than that encr…

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    Comment #26327344

    Regarding keeping updated, I find small hobby projects to be a good outlet to try new technologies, architectures or processes. Often times I’d end up translating those to valuable…

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    Comment #26324775

    Great idea. The ability to send to multiple destinations is convenient.

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    Comment #26237386

    “But other apps are fairly easy to get people to pay for where privacy could be a key differentiator” Yeah apps that collect super personal information (i.e security solutions, bab…

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    Comment #26237243

    Makes sense for B2B services where data collection is the core product (i.e analysis, crash reporting). I can see businesses wanting to pay for a service that wouldn’t take their m…

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    Ask HN: Is there a market for privacy-first apps?

    Free apps are convenient, but they are most likely free because they collect and sell personal information. Are you willing to pay for a privacy focused version of an app that is o…

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    Comment #26192427

    This is the way. Interfaces for modularity and leveraging nested packages within the monolith to keep code decoupled and organized.